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Esparza v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jul 7, 2008
285 F. App'x 369 (9th Cir. 2008)

Opinion

No. 07-72095.

Submitted June 18, 2008.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed July 7, 2008.

Moises A. Aviles, Aviles Associates, San Bernardino, CA, for Petitioners. Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Tim Ramnitz, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency Nos. A75-718-369, A75-718-370.

Before: REINHARDT, W. FLETCHER, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Rene Rodriguez Esparza and Angeles Rodriguez, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the. Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge's order denying their applications for cancellation of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo claims of constitutional violations in immigration proceedings, Ram v. INS, 243 F.3d 510, 516 (9th Cir. 2001), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Petitioners' contention that they are entitled to relief because their removal would violate the substantive due process rights of their United States citizen children is foreclosed. See Urbano de Malaluan v. INS, 577 F.2d 589, 594 (9th Cir. 1978) (observing that the argument that "the deportation order would amount to a de facto deportation of the child and thus violate the constitutional rights of the child . . . has been authoritatively rejected in numerous cases.") (citations omitted).

We lack jurisdiction to review the agency's discretionary determination that petitioners failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a qualifying relative. See Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 929 (9th Cir. 2005).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.


Summaries of

Esparza v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jul 7, 2008
285 F. App'x 369 (9th Cir. 2008)
Case details for

Esparza v. Mukasey

Case Details

Full title:Rene Rodriguez ESPARZA; Angeles Rodriguez, Petitioners, v. Michael B…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jul 7, 2008

Citations

285 F. App'x 369 (9th Cir. 2008)