Cesar Montes-Robles v. Jefferson Sessions
Cesar Montes-Robles v. Jefferson Sessions
Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Cesar Montes-Robles, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for cancellation of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s continuous physical presence determination. Gutierrez v. Mukasey, 521 F.3d 1114, 1116 (9th Cir. 2008). We dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.
We lack jurisdiction to consider Montes-Robles’ contentions that the IJ violated his due process rights because he did not raise these claims to the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677-78 (9th Cir. 2004) (petitioner must exhaust claims in administrative proceedings below).
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that Montes-Robles failed to establish eligibility for cancellation of removal where the record indicates that he accepted voluntary departure in lieu of removal proceedings, breaking his accrual of continuous physical presence. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1)(A); Gutierrez, 521 F.3d at 1117-18 (substantial evidence supported IJ’s determination that petitioner voluntarily departed in lieu of facing removal proceedings); see. also 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(4)(B) (petitioner bears the burden of showing eligibility). We reject Montes-Robles’ contention that the BIA’s analysis was insufficient.
*554 PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part; DENIED in part.
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