Case Name: Carlos Castro SEGURA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-01-19
Citations: 410 F. App'x 66
Docket Number: No. 08-71882
Parties: Carlos Castro SEGURA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: BEEZER, TALLMAN, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 410
Pages: 66–67

Head Matter:
Carlos Castro SEGURA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-71882.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 10, 2011.
Filed Jan. 19, 2011.
Simon Salinas, Esquire, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
Janette L. Allen, Esquire, Trial, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel Ice, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: BEEZER, TALLMAN, and CALLAHAN, 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
Carlos Castro Segura, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's ("IJ") removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the grant of the government's motion to change venue. Baires v. INS, 856 F.2d 89, 92 (9th Cir.1988). We review de novo whether the statutory right to counsel was violated, Mendoza-Mazariegos v. Mukasey, 509 F.3d 1074, 1079 (9th Cir.2007), and claims of due process violations, Vasquez-Zavala v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 1105, 1107 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.
The IJ did not abuse his discretion or violate due process by granting the government's motion to change venue where the government demonstrated good cause and Segura did not oppose the motion. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.20(b) (IJ may grant a motion for change of venue where good cause shown); see also Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) (requiring error to establish a due process violation).
The IJ did not deny Segura his right to counsel. The record indicates that Segura knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to counsel at his February 23, 2006, hearing. See Tawadrus v. Ashcroft, 364 F.3d 1099, 1103-05 (9th Cir.2004) (explaining requirements for waiver). Although Segu-ra requested counsel at his next hearing on May 4, 2006, the IJ "took reasonable steps to ensure that [Segura's] . right to counsel was honored" by granting him a continuance. Mendoza-Mazariegos, 509 F.3d at 1080.
We do not reach Segura's claim that the agency erred by denying his request to withdraw his plea to the charge of remova-bility because he waived any challenge to the agency's dispositive determination that the government presented clear and convincing evidence establishing his remova-bility. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir.1996) (issues not specifically raised and argued are deemed waived).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.