Garcia

Garcia v. Mukasey

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279 F. App'x 530
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 22, 2008No. 05-75893California339 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Maria Guadalupe Baltazar Garcia and Miguel Morfin Bernabe, married natives *531 and citizens of Mexico, petition pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge’s (“U”) decision denying their applications for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s continuous physical presence determination. Lopez-Alvarado v. Ashcroft, 381 F.3d 847, 850-51 (9th Cir.2004). We review de novo claims of constitutional violations in immigration proceedings. Ram v. INS, 243 F.3d 510, 516 (9th Cir.2001). We grant in part and deny in part the petition for review and remand.

An intervening change in the law requires us to remand on the issue of Bernabe’s continuous physical presence. In Ibarra-Flores v. Gonzales, we held that administrative voluntary departure under threat of deportation breaks the accrual of continuous physical presence only where the alien is informed of the terms of the departure and knowingly and voluntarily accepts them. See 439 F.3d 614, 619 (9th Cir.2006); see also Tapia v. Gonzales, 430 F.3d 997, 1004 (9th Cir.2005). The…

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