Angela Duarte v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Angela Duarte v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Angela Duarte, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order sustaining the government’s appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision granting her application for cancellation of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
Contrary to Duarte’s contention, the BIA properly reviewed the IJ’s hardship determination de novo. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(d)(3) (ii). It follows that Duarte’s due process claim fails. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error for a petitioner to prevail on a due process claim).
We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s discretionary determination that Duarte failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a qualifying relative. See Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 930 (9th Cir. 2005).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
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