Opinion
No. 06-74711.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).
Filed December 29, 2008.
Nicholas W. Marchi, Esq., Carney Marchi, PS, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.
Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, WWS-District Counsel, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Office of the District Counsel, Seattle, WA, William C. Erb, Jr., Esq., DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A073-440-012.
Before: GOODWIN, TROTT, and RYMER, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Javier Ceballos, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's deportation order. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Fernandez-Ruiz v. Gonzales, 468 F.3d 1159, 1163 (9th Cir. 2006). Reviewing de novo, id., we deny the petition for review.
The agency correctly determined that Ceballos is ineligible for relief under the Federal First Offender Act ("FFOA") because his conviction was not for simple possession of a controlled substance. See de Jesus Melendez v. Gonzales, 503 F.3d 1019, 1024 (9th Cir. 2007) (FFOA applies to "cases involving first-time simple possession of narcotics"). Ceballos' due process contention therefore fails, as he was deportable as a controlled substance offender, see 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(2)(B)(i) (1995), and ineligible for a waiver under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h).