Rojas v. Gonzales
Rojas v. Gonzales
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
George Balbacal Rojas, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order affirming without opinion an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for cancellation of removal. To
We lack jurisdiction to review the agency’s discretionary determination that Rojas failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship. See Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 929 (9th Cir. 2005).
Rojas’ contention that the agency deprived him of due process by failing to consider all the relevant factors when making its hardship determination is not supported by the record and does not state a colorable due process claim. See id. at 930 (“[traditional abuse of discretion challenges recast as alleged due process violations do not constitute colorable constitutional claims that would invoke our jurisdiction.”).
The IJ did not violate Rojas’ due process rights by denying his motion for an indefinite continuance. See Colmenar v. INS, 210 F.3d 967, 971 (9th Cir. 2000) (citation omitted) (requiring prejudice to prevail on a due process challenge).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part; DENIED in part.
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