Case Name: Juan Dedios GARCIA-HERRERA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Nathalie ASHER, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office Director; et al., Respondents-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-10-15
Citations: 585 F. App'x 439
Docket Number: No. 13-35435
Parties: Juan Dedios GARCIA-HERRERA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Nathalie ASHER, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office Director; et al., Respondents-Appellees.
Judges: Before: PAEZ, BYBEE, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 585
Pages: 439–440

Head Matter:
Juan Dedios GARCIA-HERRERA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Nathalie ASHER, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office Director; et al., Respondents-Appellees.
No. 13-35435.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Oct. 6, 2014.
Filed Oct. 15, 2014.
Timothy M. Greene, General, Law Offices of Timothy M. Greene, Puyallup, WA, for Petitioner-Appellant.
Helen J. Brunner, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Priscilla To-Yin Chan, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Seattle, WA, for Respondents-Appellees.
Before: PAEZ, BYBEE, 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
Juan Dedios Garda-Herrera appeals the district court's denial of his habeas petition for lack of jurisdiction. We note that on September 26, 2014, we ordered Garda-Herrera to file a status report, informing the court of whether he remained in the United States and of the status of his application for relief under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA") program. Garda-Herrera responded on October 6, informing the court that he was still present in the United States and that his DACA application had been denied. Because Immigration and Customs Enforcement's ("ICE") refusal to delay his removal pending the adjudication of his DACA application formed the basis of Garcia-Herrera's habeas petition, it appears that this case may be moot. However, we dismiss on the alternate ground of lack of jurisdiction.
The district court held that two statutory provisions, 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(9) and 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g), deprived it of jurisdiction over Gareia-Herrera's habeas petition. The former requires that claimants seek "review of all questions of law and fact . arising from any action taken or proceeding brought to remove an alien from the United States" through a petition for review in the appropriate court of appeals. 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(9); see also 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(5). The latter expressly bars habeas jurisdiction over "any cause or claim . arising from the decision or action by the Attorney General to commence proceedings, adjudicate cases, or execute removal orders against any alien under this chapter." 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g) (emphasis added).
Garda-Herrera argues that 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(9) does not bar his habeas petition because he is not challenging the merits of the underlying removal order. Rather, he challenges ICE's decision not to delay his removal pending the adjudication of his application for relief under DACA. However, by his own formulation, this constitutes a challenge to ICE's decision to execute a removal order. Therefore, the district court properly dismissed his habe-as petition for lack of jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g).
DISMISSED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.