U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2002

Hernandez-Castaneda v. Ashcroft

Hernandez-Castaneda v. Ashcroft
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided July 31, 2002
43 F. App'x 140

Hernandez-Castaneda v. Ashcroft

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Gerardo Hernandez-Castaneda, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision upholding an immigration judge’s denial of his motion to terminate removal proceedings because he should *141have a right, pursuant to international human rights law, to live and work wherever he chooses. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a), and deny the petition for review.

The BIA properly upheld denial of Hernandez-Casteneda’s motion to terminate removal proceedings because “[i]n enacting statutes, Congress is not bound by international law; if it chooses to do so, it may legislate contrary to the limits posed by international law.” See Alvarez-Mendez v. Stock, 941 F.2d 956, 963 (9th Cir. 1991) (quotation and citation omitted).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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