N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT TANIA C ASANDR

A B IB IANO R AM IR EZ, AKA Ta

nia C a sa n dra B e rna l, AKA Ta nia C . B ibia no R a m ire z , Pe titione r, v. LORETTA E. LYNC H, Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R

e sponde n t . No. 14-71528 Age n c y No. A086-915-074 M EM O R ANDUM *

On Pe tition for Re vie w of a n Orde r of the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a ls Argue d an d Subm itte d Nove m be r 2, 2015 Pa sa de n a , C a l ifornia B e fore : SC HR OEDER , PR EGER SON, a nd FR IEDLAND, C irc uit Judge s. Pe titione r Tan i a

C a sa ndra B ibia no R am ire z is a

native and c itiz e n of M e xic o and le ga l pe rm ane nt re side nt of the Unite d State s. R am i re z pe titions for re vie w of the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a ls’ (“ B IA” ) orde r de ny i ng he r a pplic a tion for 

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* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public a t ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by 9th C ir. R . 36-3.c anc e lla

tion of re m ova l a

nd prote c t ion unde r the C onve ntion Aga inst Torture (“ C AT” ). The B IA he ld he r re m ova ble a s a pe rson c onvic te d

of a n “ a ggravate d fe lony ” pursua

nt to 8 U.S.C . § 1227(a )(2)(A)(iii). The de finition of “ a ggrav a te d fe lony ” inc lude s “ a

c rim e of viole nc e . . . for whic h the te rm of im prisonm e nt [is] a t le a st one y e ar.” 8 U.S.C . § 1101(a )(43)(F). R am ire z wa s c onvic te d of two c ounts of a ssa ult with a de a dly we a pon in viola tion of C a lifornia

Pe na l C ode § 245(a )(1) a nd two c ounts of le aving the sc e ne of an a c c ide nt re sulting in injury to a pe rson in viola

tion of C a lifornia

Ve hic le C ode § 20001(a ). W hile driving a c ar without a lic e nse , she re pe a te dly

c ra she d into othe r c ars a

nd pe de stria

ns, c a using se rious injurie s. W e have e xpre ssly he ld that a ssa ult with a de a dly we a pon in viola

tion of C a lifornia Pe na l C ode § 245(a )(1) is c a te g oric a lly

a c rim e of viole nc e a s de fine d in 18 U.S.C . § 16(a ). Unite d State s v . Graje d a , 581 F.3d 1186 (9th C ir. 2009). R am ire z ’ s two-y e ar prison se nte nc e a lso sa tisfie d the re q

uire m e nt for a

te rm of im prisonm e nt for a

t le a st one y e ar. The B IA the re fore prope rly

de te rm ine d tha

t R am i re z wa s re m o va

ble a s c ha rge d unde r 8 U.S.C . § 1227(a )(2)(A)(iii) a nd ine ligible for c anc e lla

tion of re m ova l be c a

use of he r a ssa ult c o nvic t ions.

2Substa ntia l e v i de nc e supports the B IA’ s c onc lusion tha

t R am ire z did not satisfy he r burde n of de m o n strating tha t she would m o re like ly

tha n not be torture d upon re turn to M e x ic o. The pe tition for re vie w is DE N IE D .

3Pre ge rson, C irc uit Judge , disse nting:

For a ll inte nts a

nd purpose s, Ta

nia C a sa ndra B e rna l is a

n Am e ric a

n . She ha s spe n t a lm ost he r e ntire life he re : she wa s brought to the U.S. a s a n infa nt; she gre w up surrounde d by

he r fa m i ly , a l l c itiz e n s or la wful pe rm ane nt re side nts; a nd, a s a n olde r stude nt, she wa s in the proc e ss of finishing high sc hool. And like

m any Am e ric ans, she ha d be g un to build he r own fa m ily : she m arrie d a U.S. c itiz e n, Andre s B e rna l , a

nd toge the r the y

gave life to a

U.S. c i tiz e n ba

by girl na m e d Andre a Erin B e rna l. Ye t Ta nia C a sa ndra B e rna l, de spite he r strong tie s to Am e ric a , is suffe ring m ore se ve re punishm e n t tha n ha d she be e n born in the U.S. Se nte nc e d to two y e ars in prison, she

ha s now spe nt thre e y e ars be hind ba rs in a sta te prison a

nd a n im m igration de te ntion c e nte r. She fa c e s an a dditiona l ha

rsh pe na lty

— re m ova l to a c ountry she doe s not know a

nd tha t she fe ars. This ha rsh punishm e n t is one she will not be ar a lone : he r five -y e ar-old da ughte r Andre a , a U.S. c itiz e n by birth, will also suffe r be c a use he r m othe r is take n from

he r; she will be de prive d of he r m othe r’ s love , c ounse l, a nd pre se nc e for m any , m any , m any y e ars. Se e Moorev . C ity of East C le v e land, 431 U.S. 494, 503–05 (1977) (“ Our de c isions e sta blish tha t the C onstitution prote c ts the sa nc tity 

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fa m ily is de e ply roote d in this Na tion’ s history

an d tra dition.” ). I re spe c tfully

disse nt.

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