Ceja-Rivera v. Holder

358 F. App'x 882

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: December 7, 2009
• Docket: 07-71782
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jose Refugio Ceja-Rivera, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision finding him ineligible to adjust status due to his controlled substance offenses. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Reviewing de novo the agency’s legal determination, see Aguiluz-Arellano v. Gonzales, 446 F.3d 980, 983 (9th Cir.2006), we deny the petition for review.

We deny as moot Ceja-Rivera’s request to hold this case in abeyance for proceedings in de Jesus Melendez v. Gonzales, 503 F.3d 1019 (9th Cir.2007), r’hearing denied.

We agree with the agency’s conclusion that Ceja-Rivera’s second controlled substance offense is not amenable to treatment under the Federal First Offenders Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3607. See id. at 1025-27. Ceja-Rivera’s contention that his second offense does not constitute a conviction for immigration purposes is not persuasive. See id.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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