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Case: 23-60083         Document: 00516814493             Page: 1      Date Filed: 07/10/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit

                                       No. 23-60083                                     FILED
                                     Summary Calendar                                 July 10, 2023
                                     ____________                                 Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                       Clerk
   Juan Carlos Robles Ibarra,

                                                                                  Petitioner,

                                             versus

   Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General,

                                                                                Respondent.
                      ______________________________

                         Petition for Review of an Order of the
                             Board of Immigration Appeals
                               Agency No. A091 284 252
                      ______________________________

   Before King, Haynes, and Graves, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Juan Carlos Robles Ibarra, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for
   review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) upholding
   the denial of his application for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C.
   § 1229b(a). The BIA determined that he was ineligible for such relief because
   his prior Texas conviction for attempted burglary of a habitation was an

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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   aggravated felony pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(G) and (U). See
   § 1229b(a)(3).
          We review the BIA’s decision and consider the immigration judge’s
   decision only to the extent it influenced the BIA. Rodriguez Gonzalez v.
   Garland, 61 F.4th 467, 469 (5th Cir. 2023). Whether a conviction qualifies
   as an aggravated felony presents a question of law that is reviewed de novo.
   Garcia v. Holder, 756 F.3d 839, 842 (5th Cir. 2014). We have jurisdiction to
   review the question pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D). See Fosu v.
   Garland, 36 F.4th 634, 636-37 (5th Cir. 2022).
          Under circuit precedent, the offense of burglary of a habitation under
   Texas Penal Code § 30.02 falls within the generic definition of burglary for
   purposes of the categorical approach. United States v. Herrold, 941 F.3d 173,
   175-77, 182 (5th Cir. 2019) (en banc); United States v. Wallace, 964 F.3d 386,
   388-90 (5th Cir. 2020). Accordingly, a § 30.02 offense for which the
   sentence was at least one year of imprisonment, as Robles Ibarra’s sentence
   was, qualifies as an aggravated felony under § 1101(a)(43)(G).            See
   § 1101(a)(43)(G); Herrold, 941 F.3d at 175-77, 182; Wallace, 964 F.3d at 388-
   90. Furthermore, Robles Ibarra’s conviction was an aggravated felony even
   though he was convicted only of attempted burglary of a habitation. See
   § 1101(a)(43)(U); Rodriguez Gonzalez, 61 F.4th at 470.
          He argues that a violation of § 30.02(a)(3) falls outside the generic
   definition of burglary because § 30.02(a)(3) lacks the requisite element of
   intent to commit a crime. The argument is unavailing, as it was addressed
   and rejected in Wallace, 964 F.3d at 388-90. The BIA did not err in
   determining that his Texas conviction for attempted burglary of a habitation
   constituted an aggravated felony pursuant to § 1101(a)(43)(G) and (U).
          Accordingly, the petition for review is DENIED.

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