U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2014

Florencio Esquivel-Lara v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Florencio Esquivel-Lara v. Eric Holder, Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided April 17, 2014 · Schroeder, Callahan, Pratt
570 F. App'x 645

Florencio Esquivel-Lara v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Petitioner, Florencio Esquivel-Lara, a native and citizen of Mexico, seeks review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) that he was not eligible for adjustment of status. To qualify, he had to have been “admitted” within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. § 1255(a).

Petitioner had previously adjusted his status to that of a temporary resident, but failed to apply for permanent resident status within forty-three months as required by 8 U.S.C. § 1255a(b)(2)(C). The parties now agree that this case is controlled by our court’s recent decision in United States v. Hernandez-Arias, 745 F.3d 1275, 12-50193, 2014 WL 1099414 (9th Cir. March 21, 2014), where we held that such failure to apply for adjustment to permanent residence results in reversion to the prior “unadmitted” status.

Accordingly, the petition must be DENIED.

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

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