Jose Corrales-Navarro v. Loretta E. Lynch

647 F. App'x 698

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: March 31, 2016
• Docket: 12-72507
• Status: Unpublished

Opinions

MEMORANDUM

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Jorge Espinoza-Lugo, native and citizen of Mexico, was convicted of accessory to a felony under California Penal Code § 32. An Immigration Judge ordered him removed to Mexico, determining his conviction to be an aggravated felony because it is an offense relating to obstruction of justice under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(S). Applying the interpretation of “obstruction of justice” articulated in In re Valenzuela Gallardo, 25 I. & N. Dec. 838 (BIA 2012), the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed Espinoza-Lugo’s appeal. Espinoza-Lugo now petitions for review.¹

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D). In light of our decision in Valenzuela Gallardo v. Lynch, No. 12-72326, we remand to the Board for either application of the agency interpretation announced in In re Espinoza-Gonzalez, 22 I. & N. Dec. 889 (BIA 1999), or consideration of a new construction of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(S).

PETITION GRANTED IN PART, AND REMANDED.

SEABRIGHT, District Judge,

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

1 . The parties are familiar with the facts, so we do not recount them in detail.