N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT
R OGELIO ALC ANTAR HER NANDEZ, Pe t i tione r,
v. JEFFER SON B . SESSIONS III, Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R e sponde nt. No. 13-70037 Age n c y No. A087-130-996
M EM O R ANDUM *

On Pe tition for R e vie w of a n Orde r of the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a ls Subm itte d August 29, 2017 ** Pa sa de n a , C a l ifornia B e fore : WARDLAW

and B YB EE, C irc uit Judge s, a nd ILLSTON, *** Distric t Judge
. 

# FIL ED AUG 31 2017 M O LLYC. DW Y ER, CLERK U. S. CO URT O F APPEALS

* 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 Ninth C irc uit R

ule 36-3.

* * The pa

ne l una nim ously c onc lude s this c a se is suita ble for de c ision without ora l a

rgum e nt. Se e Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a )(2).

* * * The Honora

ble Susa n Illston, Unite d State s Distric t Judge for the Northe rn Distric t of C a lifornia , sitting by de signa tion.R oge lio Alc anta r He rna nde z (“ Alc anta

r” ), a native an d c itiz e n of M e xic o, pe titions for re vie w of the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a ls’ (“ B IA” ) de c ision
a ffirm ing the im

m igration judge ’ s (“ IJ” ) de nia l of his a pplic a tion for a d

justm e nt of sta tus. B e c a use the B IA c onduc te d a

de novo re vie w, “ our re v ie w ‘ is lim ite d to the B IA’ s de c ision, e xc e pt to thee xte nt the IJ’ s opinion [wa s] e xpre ssly a dopte d .’ ” Hosse ini v . Gonzale

s , 471 F.3d 953, 957 (9th C ir. 2006) (quoting C ordon-Garc ia
v . IN S , 204 F.3d 985, 990 (9th C ir. 2000)). W e have jurisdic tion pursua nt to 8 U.S.C . § 1252, a

nd we de ny

Alc anta r’ s pe tition. 1. Alc anta

r c onc e de d his ina dm issibility unde r Imm igration a

nd Na tura liz a tion Ac t (“ INA” ) § 212(a )(9)(C )(i)(I). The re fore , the B IA prope rly de te rm i ne d tha

t Alc anta r is ine ligible for a djustm e nt of sta t us unde r INA § 245(i), pursua nt to In re Brione

s , 24 I. & N. De c . 355 (B IA 2007). Alc anta r a pplie d for
a djustm e nt of sta

tus on Nove m

be r 13, 2008, a l m ost a

full y e ar a fte r Brione

s wa s de c ide d. B e c a

u s e this is not a

re troa c tive a

pplic a tion of Brione

s , we ne e d not
ana ly z e re troa c tivity

unde r Montgome ry

W ard & C o. v . FTC , 691 F.2d 1322, 1328 (9th C ir. 1982). C

f. Garfias-Rodrigue

z v . Holde r , 702 F.3d 504, 520–23 (9th C ir. 2012) (e n ba

nc ) (be c a use Ga rfia s a pplie d for a djustm e nt unde r INA § 245(i) five y e ars be fore the B IA issue d Brione s , we ana ly z e d whe the r a

pply i ng Brione

s wa s im pe rm issibly re troa c tive unde r Montgome ry W ard ).
22. W e la c k jurisdic tion to de te rm ine whe the r the IJ viola te d Alc anta

r’ s due proc e s s rights by

not a sse s sing whe the r he wa s e ligible for volunta ry de pa rture . B e c a use Alc anta

r fa ile d to ra ise this issue

be fore the B IA, we are ba rre d, for la c k of subje c t m atte r jurisdic tion, from re a c hing it. Barron v . Ashc roft , 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th C i r. 2004). 3. The B IA a de quate ly

artic ulate d its re a sons for de ny ing Alc anta r’ s a ppe a l,
and thus sa

tisfie d the re quire m e nts of due proc e ss. The B IA e xpla ine d tha t Alc anta r wa s ine ligible for a djustm e nt of sta t us pursua n t to Brione

s and our de c ision in Garfias-Rodrigue z be c a use he ha d c onc e de d ina dm issibility unde r
se c t ion 212(a )(9)(C )(i)(I) of the Im m igration a

nd Na t iona lity Ac t. Alc anta

r’ s
a ppe a l involve d a

pure le ga l issue , a

nd the B IA e xpla ine d the la w gove rning its de c ision. Se e De lgado v

. Holde r , 648 F.3d 1095, 1107 (9th C ir. 2015) (e n ba nc ) (holding tha

t due proc e ss re quire s the B IA to “provide a re a sone d e xpla

na t ion for its a c tions . . . . [a

nd] a m inim um de g re e of c la

rity in dispositive

re a soning a

nd in the t re atm e nt of a

prope rly ra i se d a rgum e nt” (inte rna l quota

tion m arks om itte d)). PE T IT IO N DE NIE D.

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