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§ 1231( b) ( 3) a nd the C onve nt i on A ga i ns tT ortur e a nd O the rC rue l , I nhum a n or D eg rad i n g T reatm en to r P u n i sh m en t(“ C A T ”). O u r j u ri sd i ct i o n i s g o v ern ed b y 8 U. S . C . § 1 2 5 2 . We d e n yth e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. 1. A lth o u g h th is c o u rt’s ju r is d ic tio n o v e rth e p e titio n f o rr e v ie w is l i m i t e d be c aus e P e t i t i one ri s r e m ovabl e f orha vi ng c om m i tt e d a n a ggr a va t e d f e l ony covered by 8 U . S . C . § 1 25 2(a) (2)( C ), w e r et ai n j uri sdi ct i on t o revi ew const i tut i on al cl ai m s and qu es t i on s of l aw pres ent ed by the pet i t i on . 8 U . S . C . § 1 25 2(a) (2)( D ). W e a l s o r e t a i n j ur i s di c t i on t o r e vi e w f a c tua l que s t i ons r a i s e d bythe B I A ’ s de ni a l of P e titio n e r ’s ap p lic a tio n f o rw ith h o ld in g o f

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e l onyc onvi c t i on. See B rom f i eld v. Mukasey , 54 3 F . 3d 10 71 , 10 75 (9th C i r. 20 08 ). 2 . T he B I A di d note rrw he n i tf ound D H S ha d author i tyt o r e m ove P et i t i on ert o E thi op i a. E ven tho ug h the IJdi d n otm ake afi nd i ng on the re cord that E thi op i a w as an approp ri at e c ou ntryfor r em ov al un der 8 U . S . C . § 1 23 1(b)(2), D H S had autho ri ty t o d es i gn at e i tas such on ce i tfoun d thatS ud an, the coun try d e s ig n a te d in th e I J ’s o r d e ro f r e m o v a l, w a s u n w illin g to a c c e p t P e titio n e r . See 8 C .F .R . § 1 2 4 0 .1 2 ( d ) ; s e e al s o 8 C . F . R . § 241. 15( b) ( not i ng D H S r e t a i ns di s c r e t i on t o de t e rm i ne “ w ha tc ons t i tut e s s uf f i c i e nta c c e pt a nc e ” ) ; 8 C . F . R . § 1241. 153

(prohi bi t i ng an IJor the B IA fr om re vi ew i ng a det erm i nat i on by D H S un der 8 C . F . R . § 2 41 . 15 ). 3. T he B I A di d note rrw he n i tf ound the I Jha d j ur i s di c t i on t o rul e on P etit io n er ’s ap p li ca ti o n fo r w ith h o ld in g o f r em o v al. T h e o n ly re strictio n o n an IJ ’s au th o ri ty t o g ran to r d en y w i th h o l d i n g o f rem o v al i s th atth e co u n try ati ssu e m u st be “ the prop osed coun tryof re m ov al . ” 8 C . F . R . § 1 20 8. 16 (b), (c )( 2). E thi op i a w as the prop osed coun tryof re m ov al i n thi s c as e bec ause D H S had d es i gn at ed i tas su ch an d w as p l an n i n g t o rem o v e P et i t i o n er t o th atco u n try. 4. W e a f

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