Santibanez-Sanchez v. Garland
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Santibanez-Sanchez v. Garland
Opinion
Case: 21-60958 Document: 00516587342 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/22/2022
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 21-60958
FILED
December 22, 2022
Summary Calendar
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
Juana Santibanez-Sanchez,
Petitioner,
versus
Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General,
Respondent.
Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Agency No. A095 248 136
Before Wiener, Elrod, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:*
Petitioner Juana Santibanez-Sanchez, a native and citizen of Mexico,
seeks our review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).
The BIA dismissed the appeal of the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of
Petitioner’s applications for adjustment of status and cancellation of
removal.
*
This decision is not designated for publication. See 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.
Case: 21-60958 Document: 00516587342 Page: 2 Date Filed: 12/22/2022
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We lack jurisdiction to consider Petitioner’s challenge to the denial of
her request for adjustment of status under 8 U.S.C. § 1255(a). See Patel v. Garland,142 S. Ct. 1614, 1627
(2022) (“Federal courts lack jurisdiction to review facts found as part of discretionary-relief proceedings under § 1255 and the other provisions enumerated in § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i).”). We also lack jurisdiction to review Petitioner’s other contentions concerning § 1229b(b)(2) because they were not raised before the BIA and thus are not exhausted. See Martinez-Guevara v. Garland,27 F.4th 353, 359-60
(5th Cir. 2022);8 U.S.C. § 1252
(d)(1).
We do consider Petitioner’s constitutional assertions, however, but
find them unpersuasive. Her due process contention fails because she has not
demonstrated that the alleged infringement of her rights—delays resulting in
two of her children aging out as qualifying relatives—affected the outcome of
her proceedings. See Arteaga-Ramirez v. Barr, 954 F.3d 812, 813 (5th Cir. 2020); see also Gonzalez Hernandez v. Garland,9 F.4th 278, 286
(5th Cir. 2021). Her equal protection claim is unavailing because she fails to show that the law was applied differently to similarly situated individuals. See Malagon de Fuentes v. Gonzales,462 F.3d 498, 507
(5th Cir. 2006); see also Gonzalez Hernandez,9 F.4th at 286
.
The petition for review is DISMISSED in part and DENIED in
part.
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Reference
- Status
- Unpublished