Case Name: Jorge Aguilar VAZQUEZ, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-12-28
Citations: 261 F. App'x 979
Docket Number: No. 06-75495
Parties: Jorge Aguilar VAZQUEZ, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before GOODWIN, WALLACE, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 261
Pages: 979–980

Head Matter:
Jorge Aguilar VAZQUEZ, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 06-75495.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 20, 2007.
Filed Dec. 28, 2007.
Victor D. Nieblas Pradis, City of Industry, CA, for Petitioner.
CAC-District, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, David V. Bernal, Attorney, Liza S. Murcia, Esq., DOJ—U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before GOODWIN, WALLACE, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.
Michael B. Mukasey is substituted for his predecessor, Alberto R. Gonzales, as Attorney General of the United States, pursuant to Fed. R.App. P. 43(c)(2).
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Jorge Aguilar Vazquez seeks review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming an immigration judge's ("IJ") order denying his application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo claims of constitutional violations in immigration proceedings, see Ram v. INS, 243 F.3d 510, 516 (9th Cir.2001), and we deny the petition for review.
Aguilar Vazquez contends the IJ violated due process by exhibiting bias. Contrary to Aguilar Vazquez's contention, the proceedings were not "so fundamentally unfair that [he] was prevented from reasonably presenting [his] case." Colmenar v. INS, 210 F.3d 967, 971 (9th Cir.2000) (citation omitted). Moreover, the BIA's independent discretionary determination cured any IJ error regarding Aguilar Vazquez's stepfather's eligibility for Social Security benefits. See Elnager v. INS, 930 F.2d 784, 787 (9th Cir.1991); see also Colmenar, 210 F.3d at 971 (requiring prejudice to prevail on a due process challenge).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.