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Macias v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 1, 2006
172 F. App'x 138 (9th Cir. 2006)

Opinion

Submitted February 17, 2006.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Monserrate Trinidad Macias, Oxnard, CA, pro se.

CAC-District Counsel, Esq., Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Terri J. Scadron, Esq., Virginia Lum, 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. A75-486-211.

Before: B. FLETCHER, TASHIMA and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Monserrate Trinidad Macias, a native and citizen of Equador, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") denial of her motion to reopen removal proceedings following the BIA's summary affirmance of an Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of her application for cancellation of removal. Petitioner contends that the BIA abused its discretion by failing to address her son's learning disability (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), and in denying her motion to reopen.

As the BIA acted within its broad discretion in denying Macias' motion to reopen based on her failure to establish that her son could not receive proper medical attention in Equador, we lack jurisdiction to review that decision. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i); INS v. Doherty, 502 U.S. 314, 322, 112 S.Ct. 719, 116 L.Ed.2d 823 (1992); Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 891 (9th Cir.2003); Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1152 (9th Cir.1997).

We do, however, have jurisdiction to address Macias' due process challenge. Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 930 (9th Cir.2005). But such a challenge must, at least, be "colorable." Id. Macias' contention that the BIA misapplied the law to the facts of her case does not meet this requirement. Id. We therefore deny Macias' due process challenge.

Page 139.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part and DISMISSED in part.


Summaries of

Macias v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 1, 2006
172 F. App'x 138 (9th Cir. 2006)
Case details for

Macias v. Gonzales

Case Details

Full title:Monserrate Trinidad MACIAS, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, [*…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Mar 1, 2006

Citations

172 F. App'x 138 (9th Cir. 2006)