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Arana v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jul 3, 2008
284 F. App'x 496 (9th Cir. 2008)

Opinion

No. 06-73742.

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 3, 2008.

Steven R. Espinoza, Whittier, CA, for Petitioner.

Kurt B. Larson, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, CAC-District Counsel, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A97-871-618.

Before: REINHARDT, LEAVY, 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.

Mercedes Arana, a native and citizen of Mexico, petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals upholding an immigration judge's order denying her application for cancellation of removal. We dismiss the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review the discretionary determination that an applicant has failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a qualifying relative. See Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 891 (9th Cir. 2003). Arana's contention that the IJ and the BIA failed to perform a "particularized analysis" of the hardship evidence presented does not raise a colorable due process claim. See Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 930 (9th Cir. 2005) ("[T]raditional abuse of discretion challenges recast as alleged due process violations do not constitute colorable constitutional claims that would invoke our jurisdiction.").

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED.


Summaries of

Arana v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jul 3, 2008
284 F. App'x 496 (9th Cir. 2008)
Case details for

Arana v. Mukasey

Case Details

Full title:Mercedes ARANA, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jul 3, 2008

Citations

284 F. App'x 496 (9th Cir. 2008)