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Lozano-Santos v. Holder

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Nov 26, 2014
585 F. App'x 720 (9th Cir. 2014)

Opinion

No. 13-72238

11-26-2014

JUAN FERNANDO LOZANO-SANTOS, Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

Agency No. A205-712-914 MEMORANDUM On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Before: LEAVY, FISHER, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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

Juan Fernando Lozano-Santos, a native and citizen of Honduras, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order denying his motion to remand, and dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's order of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to remand. Movsisian v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 1095, 1098 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Lozano-Santos's motion to remand to apply for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture where he did not submit applications for relief, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(1); Romero-Ruiz v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 1057, 1063-64 (9th Cir. 2008) (holding the BIA did not abuse its discretion in finding petitioner did not satisfy the procedural requirements for his motion, in part because petitioner failed to submit a "completed application for relief."), and failed to establish a prima facie case for relief, see Shin v. Mukasey, 547 F.3d 1019, 1025 (9th Cir. 2008) (petitioner bears the burden of proving the evidence would likely change the result in the case).

We lack jurisdiction to consider Lozano-Santos's unexhausted contention regarding his fear of harm and torture by government paramilitaries. See Tijani v. Holder, 628 F.3d 1071, 1080 (9th Cir. 2010) (court lacks jurisdiction to review claims not raised to the agency).

To the extent Lozano-Santos contends that he did not commit a drug offense and is attempting to have his conviction vacated, this conviction is final for immigration purposes and this challenge is not properly before us. See Ramirez- Villalpando v. Holder, 645 F.3d 1035, 1041 (9th Cir. 2011) ("A petitioner may not collaterally attack his state court conviction on a petition for review of a BIA decision.").

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.


Summaries of

Lozano-Santos v. Holder

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Nov 26, 2014
585 F. App'x 720 (9th Cir. 2014)
Case details for

Lozano-Santos v. Holder

Case Details

Full title:JUAN FERNANDO LOZANO-SANTOS, Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Nov 26, 2014

Citations

585 F. App'x 720 (9th Cir. 2014)