Opinion ID: 48724
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Heading: jurisdiction

Text: 6 Under the REAL ID Act, this court lacks jurisdiction to review any removal order based on, inter alia, commission of an aggravated felony. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(C); Hernandez-Castillo v. Moore, 436 F.3d 516, 519 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 127 S.Ct. 40, 166 L.Ed.2d 18 (2006). However, the Act also provides that none of the provisions precluding review shall be construed as precluding review of constitutional claims or questions of law raised upon a petition for review. § 1252(a)(2)(D). This court therefore has jurisdiction to decide the legal and constitutional questions raised by Brieva. See Hernandez-Castillo, 436 F.3d at 519. We review the BIA's factual determinations for substantial evidence. Chun v. INS, 40 F.3d 76, 78 (5th Cir.1994). Questions of law are reviewed de novo, according deference to the BIA's interpretations of ambiguous provisions of the INA. Hernandez-Castillo, 436 F.3d at 519.