Opinion
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)
Bruce C. Wong, Esq., Duxford Law Group, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.
Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, William C. Erb, Jr., Esq., Terri J. Scadron, 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. A42-732-209.
Before: FERNANDEZ, W. FLETCHER, and RAWLINSON, Ciruit Judges.
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.
Wei Lun Zhou petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' discretionary denial of his request for waiver of removal. 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c) (1995). We dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.
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Simply put, we lack jurisdiction to review discretionary denials of 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c) relief. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii); see also Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 929 (9th Cir.2005); Torres-Aguilar v. INS, 246 F.3d 1267, 1270 (9th Cir.2001). We recognize that Zhou suggests a constitutional basis for his claims, but at best he has simply attempted to cover bare abuse of discretion arguments with a simulacrum of constitutional clothing. That will not do. See Martinez-Rosas, 424 F.3d at 930; Torres-Aguilar, 246 F.3d at 1271.
Petition DISMISSED.