Cortez-Rubio

Cortez-Rubio v. Mukasey

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284 F. App'x 387
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 30, 2008No. 06-70823California287 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Enrique Cortez-Rubio, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of a Final Administrative Removal Order. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law, Singh v. Gonzales, 491 F.3d 1090, 1095 (9th Cir.2007), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

To remove an alien administratively, the government must show that (1) the alien has been convicted of an aggravated felony, and (2) that he is not a United States citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident. See 8 U.S.C. § 1228 (b); 8 C.F.R. § 238.1 (b)(1). Cortez-Rubio fails to contend that his 1994 conviction for delivery of cocaine in violation of Wash. Rev.Code § 69.50.401(a) is not an aggravated felony, and the record contains no evidence that Cortez-Rubio is a United States citizen or national or that he held lawful permanent resident status. Accordingly, the government met the requirements of 8 U.S.C. § 1228 (b).

We lack jurisdiction to review CortezRubio’s contentions regarding the agency’s denial of his temporary resident status because there is no indication before us that he exhausted his administrative remedies before the…

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