Source: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-5th-circuit/1681008.html
Timestamp: 2019-04-23 23:09:35+00:00

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Vicente MARTINEZ–MARTINEZ, also known as Vincente Martinez, also known as Francisco Javier Garcia, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Before DAVIS, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges. Vicente Martinez–Martinez, Gadsden, AL, Pro Se. Sheri Robyn Glaser, Trial Attorney, Janette Louise Allen, Esq., Trial Attorney, Tangerlia Cox, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Vicente Martinez–Martinez (Martinez) petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal on the grounds that Martinez had knowingly and intelligently waived his appellate rights before the immigration judge (IJ) at his initial hearing. We deny the petition for review.
Sir, do you agree that you are subject to deportation under Section 212(a)(6)(A)(i) as an alien who is in the United States without permission?
I will sustain that charge. If you have to be deported, which country do you choose?
Do you want to apply for any of the forms of relief that I explained before?
Do you fear persecution or torture if removed to El Salvador?
Okay, it is the Court's decision then, sir, that you be removed from the United States to El Salvador on the 212(a)(6)(A)(i) charge contained in the Notice to Appear. Do you want to appeal my decision or do you accept it as final?
Well, I just have a question. Do I have any possibilities for a bond or anything like that?
You need to apply for a form of relief, sir, and you're not applying for a form of relief. I don't see a basis to grant you bond.
I don't see a reason to grant you bond.
Okay. Sir, you're not applying for any form of relief, and you have a pretty serious conviction.
I just want to know if I can have a bond, yes or no?
I'm not going to grant you bond, no.
Do you want to appeal my decision or do you accept it as final?
I accept it as final.
We conclude that the record amply supports the BIA's finding that Martinez knowingly and intelligently waived his appellate rights at his initial hearing. Accordingly, the petition for review is DENIED.
1. Kohwarien v. Holder, 635 F.3d 174, 178–79 (5th Cir.2011) (citing de Rodriguez v. Holder, 585 F.3d 227, 233 (5th Cir.2009)). The substantial evidence standard was established by the Supreme Court in INS v. Elias–Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 (1992), and essentially codified at 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B). See Zhang v. Gonzalez, 432 F.3d 339, 344 (5th Cir.2005).
2. Kohwarien, 635 F.3d at 176–79.
3. See id. at 179.

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