U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2004

Montanez v. Ashcroft

Montanez v. Ashcroft
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided August 16, 2004 · Callahan, Rawlinson, Schroeder
104 F. App'x 679

Montanez v. Ashcroft

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM***

Gilberto Gonzalez Montanez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) summary affirmance of an Immigration Judge’s decision denying his application for suspension of deportation. We dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction over the IJ’s extreme hardship determination because it involves an exercise of discretion not subject to judicial review. See Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1152 (9th Cir. 1997). We similarly lack jurisdiction over Montanez’ non-colorable constitutional claims. See Torres-Aguilar v. INS, 246 F.3d 1267, 1269-71 (9th Cir. 2001).

Petitioner’s contention that the BIA’s summary affirmance procedure violates due process is foreclosed by our decision in Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 851 (9th Cir. 2003).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part; DENIED in part.

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.

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