Imelda Ulloa v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

405 F. App'x 108

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: November 24, 2010
• Docket: 08-72942
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Imelda Ulloa, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision finding her removable for participating in alien smuggling. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo claims of due process violations in removal proceedings, Vasquez-Zavala v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 1105, 1107 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny the petition for review.

The IJ did not violate due process by admitting into evidence Ulloa’s Record of Sworn Statement and Form 1-213 Record of Inadmissible Alien. These documents were probative, their admission was not fundamentally unfair, and the preparing officer testified at the hearing regarding the procedures for creating the documents. See Espinoza v. INS, 45 F.3d 308, 309-10 (9th Cir.1995) (“The sole test for admission of evidence [in removal proceedings] is whether the evidence is probative and its admission is fundamentally fair.”).

In light of our disposition, we do not reach Ulloa’s remaining contentions.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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