Opinion ID: 777412
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: jurisdiction

Text: 8 Because this deportation proceeding was initiated before April 1, 1997, and the BIA's orders were issued after October 30, 1996, this case is governed by the transitional rules of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), § 309(c). Magana-Pizano v. INS, 200 F.3d 603, 607 (9th Cir.1999). IIRIRA § 309(c)(4)(G) provides that there shall be no appeal permitted in the case of an alien who is inadmissible or deportable by reason of having committed a criminal offense covered in section ... 241(a)(2)[(C)] 2 ... of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Consequently, we lack jurisdiction to review Petitioner's appeal, except to the extent that it presents the question whether Petitioner is an alien deportable by reason of having committed an offense under INA § 241(a)(2)(C). Magana-Pizano, 200 F.3d at 607; see also Lujan-Armendariz v. INS, 222 F.3d 728, 734 (9th Cir.2000) (stating that the court retains jurisdiction to determine whether a jurisdictional bar applies in a particular case). 9 Here, Petitioner argues that, because of the expungement, his firearms offense does not qualify as a conviction for purposes of INA § 241(a)(2)(C) and that, consequently, he is not deportable by reason of having committed a specified offense. 3 We therefore have jurisdiction to consider that argument. Lujan-Armendariz, 222 F.3d at 734 (reviewing whether a petitioner's expunged conviction qualified as a conviction under the INA).