Case Name: Jaco Hendrik OOSTHUIZEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General; et al., Respondents-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-04-26
Citations: 96 F. App'x 494
Docket Number: No. 03-56541
Parties: Jaco Hendrik OOSTHUIZEN, Petitioner—Appellant, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General; et al., Respondents—Appellees.
Judges: Before: O’SCANNLAIN, RYMER, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 96
Pages: 494–495

Head Matter:
Jaco Hendrik OOSTHUIZEN, Petitioner—Appellant, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General; et al., Respondents—Appellees.
No. 03-56541.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 22, 2004.
Decided April 26, 2004.
Jaco Hendrik Oosthuizen, San Ysidro, CA, pro se.
Karen Hewitt, Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Respondents-Appellees.
Before: O’SCANNLAIN, RYMER, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Jaco Hendrik Oosthuizen, a native and citizen of South Africa, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, we review de novo, see Tripati v. Henman, 843 F.2d 1160, 1162 (9th Cir.1988) and we affirm.
In his habeas corpus petition, Oosthuizen asserts numerous constitutional challenges to his removal proceedings. However, the district court correctly held that none of Oosthuizen's challenges state a basis for habeas corpus relief. For this reason, Oosthuizen's petition must fail. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241; James v. Borg, 24 F.3d 20, 26 (9th Cir.1994) ("Conclusory allegations which are not supported by a statement of specific facts do not warrant habeas relief.")
Additionally, the district court properly concluded that, to the extent Oosthuizen is challenging the Immigration Judge's removal order, habeas review is not the proper procedure. See Taniguchi v. Schultz, 303 F.3d 950, 955 (9th Cir.2002) (noting that statutory remedies must be pursued before filing an appeal in federal court); see also 8 U.S.C. § 1252(d).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.