Mbana

MEMORANDUM **

Bomikazi Rochelle Mbana, a native and citizen of South Africa, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision finding her inadmissible to enter the United States. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law, Altamirano v. Gonzales, 427 F.3d 586, 591 (9th Cir.2005), and review for substantial evidence the agency’s findings of fact, Moran v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 1089, 1091 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Mbana was inadmissible for alien smuggling as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (a)(6)(E)(i), because her signed sworn statement, the government’s report of investigation, and the Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien demonstrate that she knowingly assisted her passenger’s attempt to enter the United States in violation of law. See Urzua Covarrubias v. Gonzales, 487 F.3d 742, 748-49 (9th Cir.2007).

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Mbana made a false claim to citizenship at the border, because her signed sworn statement, the Record of…