Opinion
No. 04-71329.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).
Filed May 5, 2008.
Robert G. Berke, Burke Law Offices, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
Regional Counsel, Western Region Immigration Naturalization Service, Laguna Niguel, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Legal Officer, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Michele Y.F. Sarko, Attorney, M. Jocelyn Wright, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A76-605-679.
Before: GRABER, FISHER, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Ignacio Gomez-Gomez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Reviewing de novo, Sandoval-Lua v. Gonzales, 499 F.3d 1121, 1126 (9th Cir. 2007), we grant the petition and remand for further proceedings.
The BIA erred in concluding that Gomez-Gomez was convicted of two crimes involving moral turpitude. With respect to the 1997 offense, "[w]e have before us a record of conviction that is inconclusive," id., at 1132, regarding whether the charge resulted in a "cite and release." Gomez-Gomez has therefore met his burden of showing that he was not convicted of two crimes involving moral turpitude. Id. We remand for reconsideration of his application for cancellation of removal and, if necessary, his eligibility for voluntary departure.