Opinion ID: 21687
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Arturo Martinez

Text: Arturo Martinez illegally reentered the United States in 1979 and is therefore currently subject to summary removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(5)(1999)(“If the Attorney General finds that an alien has reentered the United States illegally after having been removed or having departed voluntarily, under an order of removal, the prior order of removal is reinstated from its original date and is not subject to being reopened or reviewed, the alien is not eligible and may not apply for any relief under this chapter, and the alien shall be removed under the prior order at any time after the reentry.”). Although Martinez, like Cardoso, couches his claim as a challenge to the immigration judge’s denial of his adjustment of status, he admittedly seeks review of this decision in order to stave-off deportation. Indeed, like Cardoso, Moran explicitly seeks to compel the Attorney General to “allow [him] to remain in the United 12 States.” Because this challenge is tantamount to a challenge to the execution of a removal order, section 1252(g) bars courts from exercising jurisdiction. Cf. Lopez-Herrera v. INS, 203 F.3d 835 (10th Cir. 2000)(unpublished disposition)(holding that 1252(g) bars review of a request for stay of deportation where removal order was based upon petitioner’s illegal reentry); Zsimopoulos v. Reno, 1998 WL 437266,  (E.D. Pa. Jul 15, 1998)(holding that section 1252(g) bars courts from reviewing challenges to removal orders where removal order was based upon petitioner’s illegal reentry because such challenges constitute “review of a decision of the Attorney General executing a removal order”); Mendez-Tapia v. Sonchik, 998 F.Supp. 1105, 1107 (D. Ariz. 1998)(same); Ayala v. Reno, 995 F.Supp. 717, 717 (W.D. Tex. 1998)(same). Accordingly, the district court did not err in finding that it lacked jurisdiction to review Martinez’s claim.