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Sanchez v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jul 31, 2006
195 F. App'x 599 (9th Cir. 2006)

Opinion

Submitted July 24, 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NOT FOR PUBLICATION.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)

Alexander N. Lopez, Esq., Law Office of Alexander N. Lopez, Glendale, CA, for Petitioners.

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, Douglas E. Ginsburg, Esq., John D. Williams, 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 Nos. A76-357-488, A76-357-489.

Before: ALARC§N, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, 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 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Husband and wife Cesar Juarez Sanchez and Maria Guadalupe Juarez, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying their applications for cancellation of removal. We dismiss the petition for review for lack of jurisdiction.

We lack jurisdiction to review the IJ's discretionary determination that petitioners failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship. See Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 930 (9th Cir.2005). Their contention that the IJ violated their due process rights by failing to consider all their evidence is not supported by the record and does not amount to a colorable constitutional claim. See id. ("[t]raditional abuse of discretion challenges recast as alleged due process violations do not constitute colorable constitutional claims that would invoke our jurisdiction.").

We lack jurisdiction to review petitioners' contention that the IJ was hostile or otherwise exhibited bias during their hearing because petitioners failed to raise this issue before the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir.2004) (noting that due process challenges that are "procedural in nature" must be exhausted).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED.


Summaries of

Sanchez v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jul 31, 2006
195 F. App'x 599 (9th Cir. 2006)
Case details for

Sanchez v. Gonzales

Case Details

Full title:Cesar Juarez SANCHEZ; et al., Petitioners, v. Alberto R. GONZALES…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jul 31, 2006

Citations

195 F. App'x 599 (9th Cir. 2006)