Ramirez
Ramirez v. Mukasey
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order denying petitioners’ application for cancellation of removal.
A review of the administrative record demonstrates that the minor petitioners have presented no evidence that they have 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 petitioners were ineligible for cancellation of removal. Accordingly, respondent’s motion to summarily deny the petition for review in part is granted as to the minor petitioners. 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 opposition to the motion to dismiss, and we conclude that petitioners Carlos Javier Mendoza Ramirez and Alma Susana Mendoza 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); Torres-Aguilar v. INS, 246 F.3d 1267, 1271 (9th Cir.2001). Accordingly,…