U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2006

Sanchez v. Gonzales

Sanchez v. Gonzales
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided July 28, 2006 · Alarcón, Hawkins, Thomas
195 F. App'x 566

Sanchez v. Gonzales

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Gilberto Velasco Sanchez and Bertha Arreguin Contreras, married natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying their applications for cancellation of removal. We dismiss the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to consider the petitioners’ contention that the IJ denied them due process by excluding their expert’s testimony and written report regarding the neurological condition of their daughter Diana because they failed to exhaust their administrative remedies. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir. 2004) (noting that due process challenges that are “procedural in nature” must be exhausted).

The petitioners’ contention that the BIA violated their due process rights by disregarding their evidence is not supported by the record and does not amount to a color-able constitutional claim. See Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 930 (9th Cir. 2005) (“[traditional abuse of discretion challenges recast as alleged due process violations do not constitute colorable constitutional claims that would invoke our jurisdiction.”).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

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