Palacios
Palacios v. Mukasey
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing petitioners’ appeal from an immigration judge’s denial of cancellation of removal.
A review of the administrative record demonstrates that there is substantial evidence to support the BIA’s decision that petitioners failed to establish continuous physical presence in the United States for a period of not less than ten years as required for cancellation of removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l)(A); Lopez-Alvarado v. Ashcroft, 381 F.3d 847, 850-51 (9th Cir.2004).
A further review of the record reflects that the constitutional arguments raised by the petitioners in their opening brief are not colorable. Specifically, this court has previously held that the physical presence requirement does not violate due process. See Padilla-Padilla v. Gonzales, 463 F.3d 972, 979 (9th Cir.2006).
In addition, petitioners are unable to demonstrate that the immigration judge’s *765 denial of their request for a continuance violated due process, because the denial did not prejudice petitioners’ cancellation application. See Sarvia-Quintanilla v. INS, 767 F.2d 1387, 1394-95 (9th…