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Ledezma-Galvan v. Holder

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Apr 16, 2010
376 F. App'x 683 (9th Cir. 2010)

Opinion

No. 07-72740.

Submitted April 5, 2010.

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

Filed April 16, 2010.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A079-625-980.

Before: RYMER, McKEOWN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.


Graciela Ledesma, Martin Avila Robles, Esquire, Immigration Practice Group, a Professional Corporation, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.

OIL, Rosanne Perry, Trial, Aviva Poczter, Senior Litigation Counsel, Mary Jane Candaux, Assistant Director, John Hogan, Senior Litigation Counsel, Kiley L. Kane, Esquire, Trial, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. LeFevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.


MEMORANDUM

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

Grasiela Ledezma-Galvan, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order affirming an immigration judge's removal order. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo constitutional questions and questions of law, Vasquez-Zavala v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 1105, 1107 (9th Cir. 2003), and we deny the petition for review.

The BIA properly concluded that Ledezma-Galvan was ineligible for pre-hearing voluntary departure because she failed to withdraw her application for cancellation of removal. See 8 C.F.R. § 1240.26(b)(1)(i)(B). Contrary to Ledezma-Galvan's assertion, an alien's eligibility for voluntary departure is a question of law which the BIA is permitted by regulation to review de novo. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(d)(3)(ii). It follows that Ledezma-Galvan's due process claim fails. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error and prejudice for a petitioner to prevail on a due process claim).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.


Summaries of

Ledezma-Galvan v. Holder

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Apr 16, 2010
376 F. App'x 683 (9th Cir. 2010)
Case details for

Ledezma-Galvan v. Holder

Case Details

Full title:Grasiela LEDEZMA-GALVAN, aka Graciela Ledesma, Petitioner, v. Eric H…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Apr 16, 2010

Citations

376 F. App'x 683 (9th Cir. 2010)