Mauricio Santos v. Eric Holder, Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Mauricio Santos v. Eric Holder, Jr., 452 F. App'x 803 (9th Cir. 2011)

Mauricio Santos v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Mauricio Santos, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Lemus-Galvan v. Mukasey, 518 F.3d 1081, 1082-83 (9th Cir. 2008).

In his opening brief, Santos states he has been removed. We lack jurisdiction over the petition for review because Santos’ CAT claim is moot, due to Santos having been removed to Guatemala. See Kaur v. Holder, 561 F.3d 957, 959 (9th Cir. 2009) (“[W]e cannot give [the petitioner] any relief with respect to withholding because he has already been deported and he suffers no collateral consequence from the withholding decision. There is simply no live controversy.”). Therefore, we dismiss the petition for review.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED.

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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
Mauricio SANTOS, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished