Legal Opinion
Prieto-Romero v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 8, 2008No. Nos. 05-75747, 07-72194Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM *
Jose Manuel Prieto-Romero petitions for review of two order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his motion to reopen, and dismissing his appeal and affirming the immigration judge’s (IJ) order denying an INA § 212(c) waiver, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c) (repealed 1996). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and we deny the petitions.
This Court reviews de novo Petitioner’s legal claims and allegations of constitutional violations in immigration proceedings. See Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir.2005); Sanchez-Cruz v. INS, 255 F.3d 775, 779 (9th Cir.2001).
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Khadija Mohammed v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, Khadija Ahmed Mohamed v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Raquel Sanchez-Cruz v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. HovsepianCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Hugo Armendariz-Montoya v. Roseanne C. Sonchik, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Abebe v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008