Case Name: Victor Leonardo RUIZ, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-11-17
Citations: 354 F. App'x 148
Docket Number: No. 08-60261
Parties: Victor Leonardo RUIZ, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before JONES, Chief Judge, and GARZA and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 354
Pages: 148–148

Head Matter:
Victor Leonardo RUIZ, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-60261
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Nov. 17, 2009.
Stephen A. Lagaña, Lagaña & Associates, Lawrence, MA, for Petitioner.
Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation Ben Franklin Station, Justin Constantine, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Trey Lund, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office Director Attn: Carl Perry, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.
Before JONES, Chief Judge, and GARZA and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Victor Leonardo Ruiz petitions this court to review the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal and affirming the immigration judge's (IJ) order that Ruiz was ineligible for cancellation of removal pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a)(3) because he had committed an aggravated felony. Ruiz, who has been convicted in state court of possession of controlled substances on more than one occasion since his admission to the United States, argues that his treatment as an aggravated felon under federal law based on his state drug possession convictions violates his due process rights given that he has never been convicted under a state recidivist statute. He asserts that none of his drug possession convictions, standing alone, constitutes an aggravated felony.
The BIA correctly determined that Ruiz had committed an aggravated felony for immigration law purposes. See Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder, 570 F.3d 263, 266-68 (5th Cir.2009), petition for cert. filed (July 15, 2009) (No. 09-60). Accordingly, Ruiz's petition for review is DENIED.
Pursuant to 5th Cjr. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.