Mario Perez-Rosas v. Loretta E. Lynch

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Mario Perez-Rosas v. Loretta E. Lynch, 649 F. App'x 511 (9th Cir. 2016)

Mario Perez-Rosas v. Loretta E. Lynch

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Mario Perez-Rosas, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ .order dismissing his appeal from an immigration *512 judge’s decision denying his application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual determinations. Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 986 (9th Cir. 2010). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Perez-Rosas engaged in affirmative acts in support of alien smuggling, which statutorily barred him from establishing good moral character in order to qualify for cancellation of removal. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101(f)(3), 1182(a)(6)(E)(i), 1229b(b)(1)(B); Urzua Covarrubias v. Gonzales, 487 F.3d 742, 747-49 (9th Cir. 2007) (alien smuggling finding was supported where petitioner provided an “affirmative act of help, assistance, or encouragement” in furtherance of an alien’s illegal entry into the United States (citation and quotation marks omitted)).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provid *512 ed by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name
Mario PEREZ-ROSAS, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished