Guevara-Gomez v. Holder

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Guevara-Gomez v. Holder, 412 F. App'x 955 (9th Cir. 2011)

Guevara-Gomez v. Holder

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Joselyn Milagros Gomez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for voluntary departure. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo due process claims, Vasquez-Zavala v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 1105, 1107 (9th Cir. 2003), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

We reject Gomez’s contention that the BIA violated due process by failing to address her fear of forced gang recruitment because she never applied for asylum, withholding of removal, or relief under the Convention Against Torture. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error to prevail on a due process claim).

We lack jurisdiction to review Gomez’s contentions based on the IJ’s failure to advise her regarding possible eligibility for asylum because she did not exhaust the issue before the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677-78 (9th Cir. 2004).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.

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

Reference

Full Case Name
Joselyn Milagros GOMEZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished