Andrade v. Mukasey

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Andrade v. Mukasey, 262 F. App'x 63 (9th Cir. 2007)
Goodwin, Hawkins, Wallace

Andrade v. Mukasey

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM ***

Irma Gutierrez Andrade seeks review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying her motion to remand proceedings to the immigration judge to consider additional evidence. We dismiss the petition for review.

The evidence Gutierrez Andrade presented with her motion to remand concerned the same basic hardship grounds as her application for cancellation of removal. See Fernandez v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 592, 602-03 (9th Cir. 2006). We therefore lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s discretionary determination that the evidence was insufficient to establish a prima facie case of hardship. See id. at 601 (holding that if “the BIA determines that a motion to reopen proceedings in which there has already been an unreviewable discretionary determination concerning a statutory prerequisite to relief does not make out a prima facie case for that relief,” 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i) bars this court from revisiting the merits); see also Ramirez-Alejandre v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 365, 382 (9th Cir. 2003) (“Under BIA procedure, a motion to remand must meet all the requirements of a motion to reopen and the two are treated the same.”).

Our conclusion that we lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s determination that Gutierrez Andrade’s evidence did not warrant remand forecloses any argument that the BIA denied her due process by failing to adequately explain its reasons for denying the motion to remand. See Fernandez, 439 F.3d at 603-04.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name
Irma Gutierrez ANDRADE v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General
Status
Published