Serrano Landeta v. Garland

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: July 20, 2023
• Docket: 22-1156
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

FILED JUL 20 2023 NOT FOR PUBLICATION MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOSE LUIS SERRANO LANDETA, No. 22-1156

Petitioner, Agency No. A046-535-631 v.

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney MEMORANDUM* General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted July 18, 2023** Pasadena, California

Before: TASHIMA and FORREST, Circuit Judges, and CARDONE,*** District Judge.

Jose Luis Serrano Landeta, a native and citizen of Ecuador, petitions for

review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his

appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for

adjustment of status. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)(C). *** The Honorable Kathleen Cardone, United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, sitting by designation. dismiss the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review the agency’s denial of adjustment of status.

See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B); Patel v. Garland, 142 S. Ct. 1614, 1622–23

(2022) (where the agency denies a form of relief listed in 8 U.S.C.

§ 1252(a)(2)(B)(i), federal courts have jurisdiction to review constitutional

claims and questions of law, but not factual findings and discretionary

decisions). The petition does not raise a colorable legal or constitutional claim

over which we retain jurisdiction. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D); see also

Torres-Aguilar v. INS, 246 F.3d 1267, 1271 (9th Cir. 2001) (abuse of discretion

argument cloaked as due process claim is not colorable).

We do not address Serrano Landeta’s contentions that his conviction does

not constitute an aggravated felony or crime involving moral turpitude because

the BIA did not deny relief on these grounds. See Santiago-Rodriguez v.

Holder, 657 F.3d 820, 829 (9th Cir. 2011) (“In reviewing the decision of the

BIA, we consider only the grounds relied upon by that agency.” (quoting Andia

v. Ashcroft, 359 F.3d 1181 (9th Cir. 2004) (per curiam)).

The temporary stay of removal remains in place until the mandate issues.

The motion for a stay of removal is otherwise denied.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED.

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