U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2008

Luna v. Mukasey

Luna v. Mukasey
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided March 12, 2008
269 F. App'x 762

Luna v. Mukasey

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Maria Lisbet Luna, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order upholding an immigration judge’s decision pretermitting her application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review the agency’s continuous physical presence determination for substantial evidence. See Ibarra-Flores v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 614, 618 (9th Cir. 2006). We review de novo claims of constitutional violations in immigration proceedings. See Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir. 2003). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that Luna did not meet the continuous physical presence requirement where the record shows she was placed in expedited removal proceedings during the requisite time period. See Juarez-Ramos v. Gonzales, 485 F.3d 509, 512 (9th Cir. 2007) (holding that expedited removal interrupts an alien’s continuous physical presence for cancellation purposes).

Luna’s argument that the ten-year continuous physical presence requirement violates her due process rights is foreclosed by Padilla-Padilla v. Gonzales, 463 F.3d 972, 979-80 (9th Cir. 2006).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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

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