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Carlos FUENTES AGUILAR, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
    No. 14-70835.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    
      Submitted Jan. 20, 2016.
    
    Filed Jan. 27, 2016.
    Carlos Fuentes Aguilar, Lancaster, CA, pro se.
    Anh-Thu Mai-Windle, U.S. Department of Justice, OIL, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel ICE, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
    Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Carlos Fuentes Aguilar, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s final order of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law, Abdisalan v. Holder, 774 F.3d 517, 521 (9th Cir.2014) (en banc), and deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s factual determination that Fuentes Aguilar failed to demonstrate eligibility for voluntary departure by clear and convincing evidence. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229e(f); Corro-Barragan v. Holder, 718 F.3d 1174, 1177 (9th Cir.2013) (this court’s jurisdiction over decisions regarding post-conclusion voluntary departure is limited to constitutional claims or questions of law).

To the extent Fuentes Aguilar contends that the agency erred as a matter 'of law by considering his false testimony regarding his military service or his statement regarding caring for his children to determine whether he demonstrated the requisite intent to voluntarily depart, his contention lacks merit. The agency properly applied the correct legal standard and considered appropriate factors in assessing Fuentes Aguilar’s eligibility for voluntary departure. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229c(b)(1)(D) (voluntary departure may be granted'if, inter alia, the alien has established by clear and convincing evidence that the alien has the means to depart the United States and has the intent to do so); 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1)(B)(iii), as amended by § 101(a)(3) of the REAL ID Act, Pub.L. No. 109-13, 119 Stat. 231, 303 (2005) (the agency may consider any falsehood in determining a petitioner’s - credibility); see Singh v. Holder, 643 F.3d 1178, 1181 (9th Cir.2011) (“An [] applicant who lies to immigration authorities casts doubt on his credibility and the rest of his story.”).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.