U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2011

Gumesindo Aranzazu-Garcia v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

Gumesindo Aranzazu-Garcia v. Eric H. Holder Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided March 7, 2011 · Canby, Fernandez, Smith
418 F. App'x 672

Gumesindo Aranzazu-Garcia v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Gumesindo Aranzazu-Garcia, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law, Abebe v. Gonzales, 432 F.3d 1037, 1040 (9th Cir. 2005) (en banc), and we deny the petition for review.

The IJ properly determined that Aranzazu-Garcia’s conviction for violating Cal.Penal Code § 243.4(a), for which he was sentenced to at least one year imprisonment, constituted an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F). See Lisbey v. Gonzales, 420 F.3d 930, 933-34 (9th Cir. 2005). Aranzazu-Garcia is therefore removable as an aggravated felon, see 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii), and statutorily ineligible for cancellation of removal, see 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a)(3).

In light of our disposition, we need not reach Aranzazu-Garcia’s remaining contention.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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

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