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Leguizamo-Medina v. Gonzales

Facts

Juana Leguizamo-Medina, a citizen of Mexico, lacks permission to be in the United States. She applied for adjustment of status as the spouse of a citizen, Florencio Ybarra, and swore that she was living with him. At the hearing, however, she gave a different address–and the agency produced an affidavit from Ybarra that the 'marriage' was a sham, for which he had been paid. Ybarra withdrew the immediate-relative petition he had filed on behalf of Leguizamo-Medina, who nonetheless pressed on, this time with an application for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. 1229b. By the time a hearing was held on that application, Ybarra had recanted and submitted an affidavit stating that the marriage was real–although this second affidavit contradicted Leguizamo-Medina's own description of the marriage.

Juana Leguizamo-Medina, a citizen of Mexico, lacks permission to be in the United States. She applied for adjustment of status as the spouse of a citizen, Florencio Ybarra, and swore that she was living with him. At the hearing, however, she gave a different address–and the agency produced an affidavit from Ybarra that the 'marriage' was a sham, for which he had been paid. Ybarra withdrew the immediate-relative petition he had filed on behalf of Leguizamo-Medina, who nonetheless pressed on, this time with an application for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. 1229b. By the time a hearing was held on that application, Ybarra had recanted and submitted an affidavit stating that the marriage was real–although this second affidavit contradicted Leguizamo-Medina's own description of the marriage.

Issue

Whether the court has jurisdiction to review the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision regarding the denial of the alien's application for cancellation of removal.

Whether the court has jurisdiction to review the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision regarding the denial of the alien's application for cancellation of removal.

Rule

Section 242(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides that no court shall have jurisdiction to review any judgment regarding the granting of relief under section 1229b.

Section 242(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides that no court shall have jurisdiction to review any judgment regarding the granting of relief under section 1229b.

Analysis

The court found that Leguizamo-Medina's arguments did not present any questions of law but rather factual disputes regarding the IJ's credibility findings and the denial of a continuance. Since her claims did not fall within the exceptions outlined in 1252(a)(2)(D), the court concluded it lacked jurisdiction to review the case.

The court found that Leguizamo-Medina's arguments did not present any questions of law but rather factual disputes regarding the IJ's credibility findings and the denial of a continuance. Since her claims did not fall within the exceptions outlined in 1252(a)(2)(D), the court concluded it lacked jurisdiction to review the case.

Conclusion

The court dismissed the alien's petition for review for want of jurisdiction.

The court dismissed the alien's petition for review for want of jurisdiction.

Who won?

The government prevailed in the case because the court determined it lacked jurisdiction to review the alien's claims.

The government prevailed in the case because the court determined it lacked jurisdiction to review the alien's claims.

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