Taek Yoon v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Taek Sang Yoon, a native and citizen of Korea, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s removal order. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law. Delgado-Hernandez v. Holder, 697 F.3d 1125 , 1126 (9th Cir.2012) (per curiam). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
Yoon’s 1999 conviction for kidnapping under California Penal Code § 207(a) for which he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment is categorically an aggravated felony crime of violence under 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(43)(F) that renders him removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(A)(iii). See id. at 1133 (“[A]n ordinary kidnapping under [California Penal Code] § 207(a) is a crime of violence because it results in a substantial risk of force.”); see also Pagayon v. Holder, 675 F.3d 1182, 1189 (9th Cir.2011) (per curiam) (holding that a petitioner’s pleading-stage admissions and concessions may be sufficient to establish re-movability). This 1999 conviction is final for immigration purposes. See Planes v. Holder, 652 F.3d 991, 996 (9th Cir.2011).