Court Opinion

ID: 9473761
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Date Created: 2023-08-05 04:38:49.13651+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:43:43.128752
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*1304J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge,
dissenting:
The natural sympathy engendered by the petitioner’s desire to remain in the United States cannot overcome the Supreme Court’s unqualified holding in INS v. Rios-Pineda, — U.S. -, 105 S.Ct. 2098, 85 L.Ed.2d 452 (1985). In these extended proceedings, the BIA has sufficiently considered all factors relevant to Batoon’s extreme hardship claim. In any event, the BIA stated it would deny the motion as a matter of discretion. Under Rios-Pineda, we may not disturb that holding.
“We have also held that if the Attorney General decides that relief should be denied as a matter of discretion, he need not consider whether the threshold statutory eligibility requirements are met. INS v. Bagamasdad, 429 U.S. 24 [97 S.Ct. 200, 50 L.Ed.2d 190] (1976); see also [INS v.] Jong Ha Wang, supra [450 U.S. 139] at 143-144 n. 5 [101 S.Ct. 1027, 1030-1031 n. 5, 67 L.Ed.2d 123].”
— U.S. at -, 105 S.Ct. at 2102.
I respectfully dissent and would deny the petition for review.