De Jesus v. Mukasey

MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review from the *614 Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) denial of a motion to reopen.

Respondent’s motion to dismiss is construed as a motion for summary disposition. So construed, the motion is granted because the questions raised by this petition for review are so insubstantial as not to require further argument. See United States v. Hooton, 693 F.2d 857, 858 (9th Cir.1982) (per curiam) (stating standard). A review of the administrative record demonstrates that petitioner presented no evidence in his motion to reopen that his daughter is a lawful permanent resident of the United States. Petitioner therefore failed to show that he has a qualifying relative for purposes of cancellation of removal as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l)(D). The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioner’s motion to reopen because the BIA correctly concluded that, as a matter of law, petitioner was ineligible for cancellation of removal. See Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir.2003), Molina-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1093-94 (9th Cir. 2002). Accordingly, this petition for review is denied.

All other pending motions are denied as…