Juan Martinez-Bruno v. Eric Holder, Jr.

445 F. App'x 14

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: July 21, 2011
• Docket: 10-72653
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Juan Martinez-Bruno, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dis missing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for cancellation of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s continuous physical presence determination, Gutierrez v. Mukasey, 521 F.3d 1114, 1116 (9th Cir.2008), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that Martinez-Bruno, did not meet the continuous physical presence requirement where he testified that he accepted voluntary departure instead of appearing before an IJ during the relevant statutory time period. See id. at 1117-18 (petitioner’s testimony that he had the opportunity to appear before an IJ but chose to depart instead is sufficient to establish presence-breaking voluntary departure).

We lack jurisdiction to review Martinez-Bruno’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim because he failed to exhaust that issue before the agency. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir.2004).

Martinez-Bruno’s remaining contentions are unavailing.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.

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