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Lopez v. Garland

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Mar 22, 2023
No. 22-1688 (4th Cir. Mar. 22, 2023)

Opinion

22-1688

03-22-2023

MOISES JAVIER LOPEZ, Petitioner, v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent.

Abdoul A. Konare, KONARE LAW, Frederick, Maryland, for Petitioner. Brian Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Jessica A. Dawgert, Senior Litigation Counsel, Jeffrey M. Hartman, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.


UNPUBLISHED

Submitted: February 17, 2023

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

ON BRIEF:

Abdoul A. Konare, KONARE LAW, Frederick, Maryland, for Petitioner.

Brian Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Jessica A. Dawgert, Senior Litigation Counsel, Jeffrey M. Hartman, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before HARRIS, RICHARDSON, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.

Petition dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM

Moises Javier Lopez, a native and citizen of Colombia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals upholding the Immigration Judge's denial of his application for adjustment of status as a matter of discretion. We lack jurisdiction to review this wholly discretionary determination. 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i). Though we retain jurisdiction over colorable constitutional challenges and questions of law, no such issues have been raised on appeal. 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D); see Gomis v. Holder, 571 F.3d 353, 358 (4th Cir. 2009). Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for review for lack of jurisdiction. See In re Lopez (B.I.A. June 9, 2022). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

PETITION DISMISSED


Summaries of

Lopez v. Garland

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Mar 22, 2023
No. 22-1688 (4th Cir. Mar. 22, 2023)
Case details for

Lopez v. Garland

Case Details

Full title:MOISES JAVIER LOPEZ, Petitioner, v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Mar 22, 2023

Citations

No. 22-1688 (4th Cir. Mar. 22, 2023)