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due t o hi s c onvi c t i on f ora s s aul tw i th ade a dl yw e apon ( A D W ) , a n a ggr a va t e d f e l ony , i n vi ol a t i on of C a lif o rn iaP e n a l C o d e § 2 4 5 ( a ) ( 1 ) . 1 . C onvi c t i on of

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r e m o v a l if the cr i m e i s dee m ed “ part i cul ar l y s er i ou s. ” L op ez -Cardo na v. H older , 662 F . 3d 11 10 , 11 12 (9th C i r. 20 11 ). R et ana c on ce des thathi s c on vi ct i on const i tut es an a ggr a va t e d f

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2 . W e have been stri pp ed of j uri sdi ct i on t o h ear pet i t i on s f rom fi nal o r d e r s o f r e m o v a l w h e n s u c h r e m o v a l is p r e m is e do n c o m m is s io n o f c e rta in c r im e s , in c lu d in g a g g r a v a te df e lo n ie s . See 8 U . S. C. § 1 2 5 2 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( C) ( “ N otw i ths t a ndi ng a nyothe rpr ovi s i on of l a w . . . a nd e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by s ubpa r a gr aph ( D ) , no c ourts ha l l ha ve j ur i s di c t i on t o r e vi e w a nyf i na l or de rof r e m o v a l a g a in s t a n a lie n w h o is r e m o v ab le b yr e a s o n o f h a v in g c o m m itte d[ c e rta in c r im e s , in c lu d in g a g g r a v a te df e lo n ie s ].” ) . T h is ju r is d ic tio n a l b a ris lif te dw ith3

r e ga r d t o c ons t i tut i ona l orl e ga l c ha l l e nge s t o r e m ova l ori f de ni a l of

r e l i e f i s “ on the m er i t s . . . ra ther than i n rel i ance on the conv i ct i on . ” P ec henkov v. H older , 705 F .3 d4 4 4 , * 3 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 2 ) ( e m p h a s is a n dc ita tio n o m itte d ) . 3 . R et ana i m perm i ss i bl y s ee ks a r e- w ei gh i ng of the IJ ’ s f ac tual e va l ua t i on of

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e l onyc onvi c t i on. H e not e s , f ore xa m pl e , tha t“ the nature of the cr i m e and the un derl yi ng ci rc um st ance s” i nd i ca t e thathi s A D W w as no tpart i cul ar l y s er i ou s. R et ana never a l l eges thatthe IJre l i ed on i ncorrec tl egal s ta n d a r d s o rv io la te dh is c o n s titu tio n a l r ig h ts . T h e p r o v is io n s o f 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 5 2 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( C ) d e p r iv e u s o f ju r is d ic tio n to r e v ie w R e ta n ta ’s c h a lle n g e . See P e c he nkov , 7 0 5 F .3 dat * 4 (h o ld in g th at § 1 2 5 2 (a )( 2 )( C ) b arre dre v iew o f th e I J’s f i ndi ng tha tpe t i t i one r ’ s a ggr a va t e d f e l onyc onvi c t i on w a s apa rt i c ul a r l ys e r i ous c r i m e w he r e pe t i t i one rs oughtonl y“ ar e - w e i ghi ng of the f a c t or s i nvol ve d i n [ the IJ ’ s] di sc re t i on ary det erm i nat i on ”) . P E T I T I ON DI S MI S S E D.