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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

________________________ No. 20

- 12042 Non

- Argument Calendar

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Agency No. A093

- 318

- 690

FERNANDO OLIVEROS DERAS, Petitioner,

versus U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent.

________________________ Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals

________________________ (April 29, 2021) Before WILSON, JORDAN , and GRANT , Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:

USCA11 Case: 20-12042 Date Filed: 04/29/2021 Page: 1 of 42 Fernando Oliverso Dera s seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ final order affirming an Immigration Judge’s denial of his application for cancellation o f removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)

. T he BIA held that Mr. Deras’ application did not warra nt discretionary relief, w hich is a decision over which this
Court lacks jurisdiction to review. S ee 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)

. We therefore dismiss the petition.
I

Mr. Deras is a native and citizen of Mexico . In September of 2013, the Department of Homeland Security served him with a notice to appear , in which he was charged with being removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(A)(i) , as an alien present in the United States without having been admitted or paroled ; and under 8 U.S.C. § 1182( a)(7)(A)(i)(I) , because he sought admission without a proper entry document. At a removal hearing in January of 2015 , Mr. Deras conceded both charges of removability.

Mr. Deras then sought cancellation of the removal as a non - lawful permanent resident under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b) (1). In March of 2018, the IJ issued a decision denying cancellation of removal both because Mr. Deras had not shown exceptional and extremely unusual har dship to his children, who were United States citizens, and because he did not merit the relief as a matter of discretion

. Mr. Deras appealed the

USCA11 Case: 20-12042 Date Filed: 04/29/2021 Page: 2 of 43 IJ’s decision, and the BIA upheld the determination that Mr. Deras did not merit cancellation as a matter of discretion . The BIA determined that it was unnecessary to address whether Mr. Deras had established sufficient hardship.
Mr. Deras now seeks our review of that BIA decision , and asserts that the BIA erred in affirming the IJ’s conclusions. He argues th at the IJ put undue weight on his criminal history, which does not include any serious offenses, and that the positive equities of his case

— among them, the need to provide for his children

— outweigh the negative equities

. The government argues in response that this Court lacks jurisdiction over the petition for review because Mr. Deras has not raised any legal or constitutional claim that would provide jurisdiction. Mr. Deras did not file a reply brief.

II

We lack jurisdiction to review any order or jud gment regarding relief under certain provisions of the INA, including those concerning cancellation of removal and adjustment of status. See INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(i), 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i ). Notwithstanding that jurisdictional bar, we retain jurisdiction to review any petition that raises a constitutional claim or question of law. See INA § 242(a)(2)(D), 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D).

USCA11 Case: 20-12042 Date Filed: 04/29/2021 Page: 3 of 44 Here, the BIA agreed with the IJ’s determination that Mr. Deras’ application for cancellation of removal did not warrant granting as a matter of discretion. That discretionary determination is not reviewable , and Mr. Deras’ only argument on appeal is that the facts of his case merit discretionary relief. See P atel v. Att’y Gen. , 971 F.3d 1258, 1279 (11th Cir. 2020) ( en banc ) ( explaining that we lack jurisdiction to review factual challenges to a denial of discretionary relief). See also Alhuay v. U.S. Att’y Gen. , 661 F.3d 534, 549

- 50 (11th Cir. 2011) (“what co nstitutes an ‘exceptional and extremely unusual hardship’ is itself a discretionary determination”) (citation omitted). Mr. Deras has not raised any constitutional claim or question of law that allows for judicial review of the BIA’s order.
III We dismis s Mr. Deras’ petition because we lack jurisdiction to review it

. PETITION DISMISSED. USCA11 Case: 20-12042 Date Filed: 04/29/2021 Page: 4 of 4