FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

OCT 19 2023

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MANUEL EDUARDO MORALES- No. 18-70050 ROMERO, AKA Manuel Eduardo, AKA Manuel Eduardo Morales, AKA Manuel Agency No. A094-459-451 Romero,

Petitioner, MEMORANDUM*

v.

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted October 17, 2023** Phoenix, Arizona

Before: IKUTA, BADE, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Manuel Morales-Romero seeks review of an order of the Board of

Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal of a final order of removal

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). issued by an Immigration Judge (IJ). We have jurisdiction to consider his legal

challenge under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D), and deny the petition for review.

The BIA correctly determined that section 13-3415 of the Arizona Revised

Statutes is divisible. See Romero-Millan v. Garland, 46 F.4th 1032, 1047 (9th Cir.

2022). Morales-Romero does not challenge the BIA’s application of the modified

categorical approach and determination that his conviction under section 13-

3415(A) for possession of cocaine paraphernalia matches a controlled substance

offense under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(B)(i), thereby forfeiting any such argument.

See Lopez-Vasquez v. Holder, 706 F.3d 1072, 1080 (9th Cir. 2013). Accordingly,

the BIA correctly determined that Morales-Romero is removable under

§ 1227(a)(2)(B)(i).1

PETITION DENIED.

1 Morales-Romero does not challenge the BIA’s determinations that he is ineligible for cancellation of removal, asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under CAT. Nor does he challenge the BIA’s determination that the IJ did not violate his due process rights. His failure to challenge those conclusions constitutes forfeiture of the claims. See Lopez-Vasquez v. Holder, 706 F.3d 1072, 1080 (9th Cir. 2013). 2