Tapia Coria v. Garland

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SILVIA TAPIA CORIA, No. 22-970 Agency No. Petitioner,

A092-680-641

v.

OPINION

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Argued and Submitted October 20, 2023 Phoenix, Arizona

Filed March 19, 2024

Before: Sandra S. Ikuta, Bridget S. Bade, and Daniel A. Bress, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Bress SUMMARY *

Immigration

The panel dismissed, for lack of jurisdiction, a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ denial of petitioner Silvia Tapia Coria’s motions for remand and administrative closure. An immigration judge found petitioner removable and denied cancellation of removal based on her conviction of a controlled substance offense. On appeal before the Board of Immigration Appeals, petitioner requested remand on the new theory that she was eligible to become a derivative beneficiary of her husband’s pending U visa application. She also sought administrative closure of her proceedings. The Board affirmed the finding of removability and denied her motions…