Miranda v. U.S. Attorney General

Jairo Jeremías Miranda-Cisneros (“Petitioner”), a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ’s”) denial of cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b). The BIA concluded that Petitioner failed to demonstrate that his removal would cause his two United States citizen children to suffer “exceptional and extremely unusual hardship,” as required to qualify for relief under section 1229b(b). On appeal, Petitioner challenges the constitutionality of the “exceptional and extremely…