Case Name: Hector ALVARADO, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-11-25
Citations: 623 F. App'x 432
Docket Number: No. 12-73116
Parties: Hector ALVARADO, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: TASHIMA, OWENS, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 623
Pages: 432–432

Head Matter:
Hector ALVARADO, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 12-73116.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 18, 2015.
Filed Nov. 25, 2015.
Evan Lee Murri, Esquire, Law Offices of Evan L. Murri, Montclair, CA, for Petitioner.
Chief Counsel Ice, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, OIL, Ann Carroll Varnon, Esquire, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: TASHIMA, OWENS, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Hector Alvarado, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his application for cancellation of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law or constitutional claims. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir.2005). We dismiss in part, and deny in part, the petition for review.
We lack jurisdiction to review the agency's discretionary decision, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101(f), that Alvarado lacked good moral character. See Lopez-Castellanos v. Gonzales, 437 F.3d 848, 854 (9th Cir.2006). Although we retain jurisdiction to review colorable questions of law or constitutional claims, see 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D), Alvarado's contention that the agency erred in its moral character determination because his alleged misrepresentations were not listed as one of the per se statutory exclusions found in 8 U.S.C. § 1101(f) fails because the agency's determination was based in the statute's "catch-all" provision. See 8 U.S.C. § 1101(f) (final paragraph). Alvarado's remaining challenges to the agency's discretionary decision are not colorable constitutional or legal challenges that would invoke our jurisdiction.
Petitioner's remaining contention regarding his eligibility for a stay is moot.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part; DENIED in part.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.