Najera-Jaloma v. Holder

358 F. App'x 896

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: December 8, 2009
• Docket: 07-72471
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Francisco Javier Najera-Jaloma, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s removal order. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law, Sandoval-Lua v. Gonzales, 499 F.3d 1121, 1126-27 (9th Cir.2007), and we deny the petition for review.

Because Najera-Jaloma’s 2002 conviction for possession of a controlled substance in violation of California Health & Safety Code § 11350(a) was his second drug-related conviction, it would not have qualified for treatment under the Federal First Offenders Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3607, if he had been prosecuted in federal court. See Aguiluz-Arellano v. Gonzales, 446 F.3d 980, 983-84 (9th Cir.2006). Accordingly, the agency did not err in considering it to be a conviction for the purpose of sustaining the charge of removability under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(B)(i). Id.

In light of our disposition, we need not address Najera-Jaloma’s remaining contention.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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