Case Name: Christine Rose Pinol VALENZUELA, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-11-28
Citations: 302 F. App'x 523
Docket Number: No. 06-73613
Parties: Christine Rose Pinol VALENZUELA, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 302
Pages: 523–524

Head Matter:
Christine Rose Pinol VALENZUELA, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 06-73613.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 24, 2008.
Filed Nov. 28, 2008.
Jason Marachi, Esq., Law Offices of Jason Marachi, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.
Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Gladys M. Steffens-Guzman, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., M. Jocelyn Wright, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Christine Rose Pinol Valenzuela, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge's removal order. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review "whether substantial evidence supports a finding by clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence that [Valenzuela] abandoned [her] lawful permanent residence in the United States." Khodagholian v. Ashcroft, 335 F.Sd 1003, 1006 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's determination that the government met its burden of showing Valenzuela abandoned her lawful permanent resident status because the record does not compel the conclusion that she consistently intended promptly to return to the United States. See Singh v. Reno, 113 F.3d 1512, 1514 (9th Cir.1997) (holding that "[t]he relevant intent is not the intent to return ultimately, but the intent to return to the United States within a relatively short period"); see also Chavez-Ramirez v. INS, 792 F.2d 932, 937 (9th Cir.1986) (alien's trip abroad is temporary only if he has a "continuous, uninterrupted intention to return to the United States during the entirety of his visit").
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.