Marin Solis v. William Barr

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: November 21, 2019
• Docket: 17-72686
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 21 2019 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARIN SOLIS, No. 17-72686

Petitioner, Agency No. A090-170-481

v. MEMORANDUM* WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted November 18, 2019**

Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.

Marin Solis, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the

Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration

judge’s order denying a waiver of inadmissibility under former section 212(c) of

the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”). Our jurisdiction is governed by

8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law, including claims of due

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). process violations. Padilla-Martinez v. Holder, 770 F.3d 825, 830 (9th Cir. 2014).

We dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review the agency’s denial of a waiver of

inadmissibility under former INA § 212(c) as a matter of discretion. See Vargas-

Hernandez v. Gonzales, 497 F.3d 919, 923 (9th Cir. 2007). Solis does not raise a

colorable legal or constitutional claim to invoke our jurisdiction, where the record

indicates the agency considered and weighed the proper factors. See id. at 924

(record indicated agency considered all relevant factors and articulated reasons for

denying discretionary relief; there is no definitive list of factors the agency must or

may not consider); see Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 990 (9th Cir. 2010)

(“What is required is merely that [the agency] consider the issues raised, and

announce its decision in terms sufficient to enable a reviewing court to perceive

that it has heard and thought and not merely reacted.” (citation omitted)).

Solis has not established a violation of any substantive due process

rights. See Jennings v. Rodriguez, 138 S. Ct. 830, 837 (2018) (“Even once inside

the United States, aliens do not have an absolute right to remain here. For

example, an alien present in the country may still be removed if he or she . . . [has]

been convicted of certain criminal offenses since admission.”); Briseno v. INS, 192

F.3d 1320, 1323 (9th Cir. 1999) (“The policy decision to deport aliens who have

committed certain crimes is for Congress to make; we will not intervene as long as

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PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part; DENIED in part.

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