Alfredo Lopez Garcia v. Eric Holder, Jr.

505 F. App'x 656

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Alfredo Lopez Garcia, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law, Padilla-Romero v. Holder, 611 F.3d 1011, 1012 (9th Cir.2010) (per curiam), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The agency properly concluded that Lopez Garcia is ineligible for adjustment of status because of his conviction for possession of cocaine in violation of California Health & Safety Code § 11350(a). See 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) (a conviction for violating any state or federal law or regulation “relating to a controlled substance,” as defined in 21 U.S.C. § 802(6), renders an alien inadmissible); 8 U.S.C. § 1255(a)(2) (alien must be admissible at the time he seeks adjustment of status).

To the extent Lopez Garcia challenges his bond proceedings before the IJ, we lack jurisdiction to consider his challenge because he did not raise it in his brief before the BIA. See Abebe v. Mukasey, 554 F.3d 1203, 1208 (9th Cir.2009) (en banc) (issues not argued in a petitioner’s BIA appeal brief are unexhausted, and the court lacks jurisdiction to consider them).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.

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