Rubit Zuniga Aguirre v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Rubit Anabeli Zuniga Aguirre, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying her application for special rule cancellation of removal under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (“NACARA”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law, including due process claims. Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677 (9th Cir. 2004). We dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.
We lack jurisdiction to review the agency’s factual determination that Zuniga Aguirre is not eligible for NACARA relief. See Ixcot v. Holder, 646 F.3d 1202, 1213-14 (9th Cir. 2011) (the court is precluded from reviewing the agency’s factual determination that an immigrant is ineligible for special rule cancellation of removal under NACARA).
We also lack jurisdiction to consider Zu-niga Aguirre’s contention that under Chaly-Garcia v. United States, 508 F.3d 1201 (9th Cir. 2007), the asylum application she allegedly filed in May 1990 should qualify her for benefits under the ABC settlement agreement, because she failed to raise this contention before the agency, and thereby failed to exhaust her administrative remedies. See Barron, 358 F.3d at 678.
Zuniga Aguirre’s claim that she was not given an opportunity to testify regarding her eligibility for NACARA relief is unavailing where she was given such an op *665 portunity during her removal proceedings. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error to prevail on a due process claim).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part; DENIED in part.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Rubit Anabeli Zuniga AGUIRRE, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
- Status
- Unpublished