Cardenas

Cardenas v. Mukasey

Good Law
278 F. App'x 768
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 15, 2008No. 07-74118California295 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying petitioners’ application for cancellation of removal.

A review of the administrative record demonstrates that the minor petitioner has presented no evidence that he has a qualifying relative for purposes of cancellation of removal as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l)(D). See Molina-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1093-94 (9th Cir.2002). The BIA therefore correctly concluded that the minor petitioner was ineligible for cancellation of removal. Accordingly, we deny the petition for review in part as to the minor petitioner. See United States v. Hooton, 693 F.2d 857, 858 (9th Cir.1982) (per curiam).

We have reviewed the response to the order to show cause, and we conclude that petitioners Carlos Hernandez Cardenas and Maria Guadalupe Ocegueda 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.3d 926 (9th Cir.2005); Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 852 (9th Cir.2003); Torres-Aguilar v. INS, 246 F.3d 1267, 1271 (9th Cir.2001). Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for…

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