Case Name: Juan Miguel ALCARAZ-MARTINEZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-12-07
Citations: 357 F. App'x 122
Docket Number: No. 05-76692
Parties: Juan Miguel ALCARAZ-MARTINEZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: ALARCÓN, TROTT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 357
Pages: 122–123

Head Matter:
Juan Miguel ALCARAZ-MARTINEZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 05-76692.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 17, 2009.
Filed Dec. 7, 2009.
Marc A. Karlin, Esq., Karlin & Karlin, APC, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
CAC-District Counsel, Esq., Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, RM. 7516, USLA-Office of the U.S. Attorney Civil & Tax Divisions, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, OIL, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immi gration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: ALARCÓN, TROTT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Juan Miguel Alcaraz-Martinez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order affirming an immigration judge's ("IJ") removal order and denying his application for a § 212(c) waiver of inadmissability. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo claims of due process violations in immigration proceedings, Sanchez-Cruz v. INS, 255 F.3d 775, 779 (9th Cir.2001), and we dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.
We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA's discretionary denial of Alcaraz-Martinez's application for a § 212(c) waiver of inad-missability. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B); Palma-Rojas v. INS, 244 F.3d 1191, 1192 (9th Cir.2001) (per curiam).
Alearaz-Martinez's contention that the BIA violated his due process rights by disregarding his evidence of hardship and misapplying the law to the facts of his case is not supported by the record and does not amount to a colorable due process claim. See Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 930 (9th Cir.2005).
Contrary to Alcaraz-Martinez's contention, the BIA did not engage in impermissible fact-finding in the course of deciding his appeal. Cf. Brezilien v. Holder, 569 F.3d 403, 411 (9th Cir.2009). The BIA was not required to defer to the IJ's determination that Alcaraz-Martinez warranted a grant of § 212(c) relief as a matter of discretion. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(d)(3)(h) ("The Board may review questions of . discretion . de novo.").
PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part; DENIED in part.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.