Sosa-Tenorio

Sosa-Tenorio v. Mukasey

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263 F. App'x 583
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 10, 2008No. 07-73132California271 words

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*584 MEMORANDUM **

The Clerk shall file respondent’s letter dated December 18, 2007 which indicates the motion for summary affirmance and opposition to the motion for stay of removal was served on petitioner’s correct address on December 18, 2007.

This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order adopting and affirming an Immigration Judge’s order denying petitioner Santiago .Agustín Sosa-Tenorio’s application for cancellation of removal.

The BIA found petitioner ineligible for cancellation of removal because his conviction under California Penal Code § 273.5(a) was for a crime of domestic violence under 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(E).

Petitioner does not dispute that he has been convicted under California Penal Code § 273.5(a) for inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant. Further, petitioner did not raise the issue of whether his conviction constituted a crime of domestic violence under 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(E) before the BIA and does not raise any challenges concerning his conviction in this petition for review.

Accordingly, respondent’s unopposed motion for summary disposition is granted because the questions raised by this petition…

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