Torres

Torres v. Mukasey

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270 F. App'x 587
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 18, 2008No. 07-74206California322 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order adopting and affirming an Immigration *588 Judge’s order denying petitioners’ applications for cancellation of removal.

We have reviewed the record and the opposition to the motion to dismiss this petition for review for lack of jurisdiction, and we conclude that petitioners Alfredo Partida Torres and Bertha Alicia Renteria Diaz have failed to raise a colorable constitutional or legal claim to invoke our jurisdiction over this petition for review. See Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.8d 926 (9th Cir.2005); Torres-Aguilar v. INS, 246 F.3d 1267, 1271 (9th Cir.2001). Accordingly, respondent’s motion to dismiss this petition for review for lack of jurisdiction with respect to petitioners Partida Torres and Renteria Diaz is granted. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(2)(B)®; Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 892 (9th Cir.2003); Mont ero-Martinez v. Ashcroft, 277 F.3d 1137, 1144 (9th Cir.2002).

A review of the administrative record demonstrates that petitioner Reyes Ulises Partida has presented no evidence that he has a qualifying relative as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l)(D). See…

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