Pedro Alonso v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Pedro Alonso, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dis missing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) removal order. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law. Ramirez-Villalpando v. Holder, 645 F.3d 1035, 1038 (9th Cir.2011). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The agency correctly determined that Alonso was convicted of an aggravated felony drug trafficking crime as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(43)(B) that renders him removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a.) (2) (A) (iii). The record of conviction establishes that Alonso was convicted of possession for sale of a controlled substance in violation of California Health & Safety Code § 11378 with a sentencing enhancement under § 11370.4(b)(1) because he possessed more than 1 kilogram of a substance containing methamphetamine, amphetamine or phencyclidine and its analogs. See 21 C.F.R. § 1308.12 (d)(2); Rendon v. Mukasey, 520 F.3d 967, 976 (9th Cir.2008) (“[PJossession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell contains a trafficking element and is an aggravated felony.”); see…