Opinion ID: 3052083
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Heading: standard of review

Text: When the BIA affirms the IJ’s decision without opinion, we review the IJ’s decision as the final agency action. Khup v. SANDOVAL-LUNA v. MUKASEY 5943 Ashcroft, 376 F.3d 898, 902 (9th Cir. 2004) (citing Kebede v. Ashcroft, 366 F.3d 808, 809 (9th Cir. 2004)). We review questions concerning our jurisdiction de novo. Sandoval-Lua v. Gonzales, 499 F.3d 1121, 1126 (9th Cir. 2007) (citing Andersen v. United States, 298 F.3d 804, 807 n.2 (9th Cir. 2002)). An IJ’s denial of a motion for continuance is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. Nakamoto v. Ashcroft, 363 F.3d 874, 883 n.6 (9th Cir. 2004) (citing Baires v. INS, 856 F.2d 89, 91 (9th Cir. 1988)). We review de novo claims of equal protection and due process violations in removal proceedings. Chavez-Perez v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 1284, 1287 (9th Cir. 2004) (citing Kankamalage v. INS, 335 F.3d 858, 861 (9th Cir. 2003)) (equal protection); Khup, 376 F.3d at 902 (citing Ramirez-Alejandre v. Ashcroft, 320 F.3d 858, 869 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc)) (due process).