Case Name: Erick Oswaldo Alvarez ARIAS, Erick O. Alvarez, AKA Erick Oswaldo Alvarez, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-12-20
Citations: 707 F. App'x 870
Docket Number: No. 15-73038
Parties: Erick Oswaldo Alvarez ARIAS, Erick O. Alvarez, AKA Erick Oswaldo Alvarez, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 707
Pages: 870–870

Head Matter:
Erick Oswaldo Alvarez ARIAS, Erick O. Alvarez, AKA Erick Oswaldo Alvarez, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 15-73038
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted December 18, 2017
Filed December 20, 2017
Larry Liem, Doan, Attorney, Law Offices of Larry L. Doan, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner
Andrew Jacob Oliveira, Trial Attorney, OIL, DOJ — U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel ICE, Office of the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent
Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and BYBEE, 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
Erick Oswaldo Alvarez Arias, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying cancellation of removal, asylum, and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo whether an offense qualifies as an aggravated felony. Carlos-Blaza v. Holder, 611 F.3d 583, 587 (9th Cir. 2010). We deny the petition for review.
Alvarez Arias' conviction for possession of marijuana for sale under California Health and Safety Code § 11359 is categorically an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C; § 1101(a)(43)(B). See Roman-Suaste v. Holder, 766 F.3d 1035, 1039 (9th Cir. 2014) (holding conviction under statute to be a categorical aggravated felony after considering Moncrieffe v. Holder, 569 US 184, 133 S.Ct. 1678, 185 L.Ed.2d 727 (2013)). Accordingly, the agency did not err in finding him ineligible for cancellation of removal and asylum. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(2)(A)(ii), (b)(2)(B)(i); 1229b(a).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.