Cristobal Cabrera-Flores v. Loretta E. Lynch

605 F. App'x 654

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: May 21, 2015
• Docket: 13-73269
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Cristobal Cabrera-Flores, 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 denying his application for adjustment of status as a matter of discretion. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law and constitutional claims. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir.2005). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Contrary to Cabrera-Flores’ contention, the agency applied the correct legal standards in determining that he did not warrant a favorable exercise of discretion. See Vargas-Hernandez v. Gonzales, 497 F.3d 919, 923-24 (9th Cir.2007) (for discretionary determinations, the agency should consider and weigh all relevant factors); Matter of Edwards, 20 I. & N. Dec. 191, 196 (BIA 1990) (applications for discretionary relief “must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, with rehabilitation a factor to be considered in the exercise of discretion.”).

Also contrary to Cabrera-Flores’ contentions, the agency did not err by considering his 2006 arrest report in its discretionary analysis, see Paredes-Urrestarazu v. INS, 36 F.3d 801, 810 (9th Cir.1994) (considering petitioner’s arrest in the context of his request for discretionary relief), or in concluding that the fact that two of his convictions were relatively recent was an adverse factor, see Yepes-Prado v. INS, 10 F.3d 1363, 1372 (9th Cir.1993), as amended (Nov. 12, 1993) (“rehabilitation can be established by the absence of subsequent criminal conduct”).

Cabrera-Flores’ contention that members of the agency imposed their personal values in determining that Cabrera-Flores did not warrant a favorable exercise of discretion is not supported by the record.

We lack jurisdiction to review Cabrera-Flores’ remaining challenges to the agency’s discretionary denial of adjustment of status because they do not constitute col-orable constitutional claims or questions of law that would invoke our jurisdiction. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D); Bazua-Cota v. Gonzales, 466 F.3d 747, 748-19 (9th Cir.2006) (while “[tjhis court retains jurisdiction over petitions for review that raise colorable constitutional claims or questions of law,” a petitioner may not attack a discretionary decision simply by phrasing his arguments.as a legal challenge).

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.