Case Name: Antonio Barajas VILLEGAS, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-11-21
Citations: 255 F. App'x 235
Docket Number: No. 05-76172
Parties: Antonio Barajas VILLEGAS, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: TROTT, W. FLETCHER, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 255
Pages: 235–236

Head Matter:
Antonio Barajas VILLEGAS, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 05-76172.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 13, 2007.
Filed Nov. 21, 2007.
Jessica E. Smith, Fresno, CA, for Petitioner.
Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Janet A. Bradley, U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: TROTT, W. FLETCHER, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Antonio Barajas Villegas, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order upholding an immigration judge's decision denying his application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review the agency's continuous physical presence determination for substantial evidence. See Ibarra-Flores v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 614, 618 (9th Cir.2006). We grant the petition for review and remand.
An intervening change in the law requires us to remand on the issue of continuous physical presence. In Ibarra-Flores v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 614, 619 (9th Cir.2006), we held that voluntary departure under threat of deportation breaks the accrual of continuous physical presence only where the alien is informed of and accepts the terms of the departure. Barajas Ville-gas credibly testified that he did not understand the documents he signed. The record contains a signed Request for Disposition form (stating that Barajas Villegas was giving up his right to a hearing before an IJ, his right to apply for relief, and agreeing to return to Mexico) that was provided in English only and Barajas Ville-gas testified that he could not read any English at that time.
Accordingly, we grant the petition for review and remand for further proceedings consistent with Ibarra-Flores.
PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED; REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.