Legal Opinion

Guzman-Castaneda v. Gonzales

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 15, 2007No. 05-75814Published

1Opinion of the Court

*527MEMORANDUM **

Enrique Guzman-Castaneda, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) removal order. We dismiss the petition for review for lack of jurisdiction.

We lack jurisdiction to review Guzman-Castaneda’s petition because the claims raised regarding the effect of his 2002 conviction on his eligibility for cancellation of removal, as well as the IJ’s responsibility to inform him of available relief, were not exhausted before the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Baltazar Hernandez Barron Margarita Hernandez Ramirez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  2. Garcia-Jimenez v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007

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