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Cruz-Hernandez v. Holder

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Jan 5, 2015
589 F. App'x 358 (9th Cir. 2015)

Opinion

No. 11-71304

01-05-2015

ANDRES CRUZ-HERNANDEZ, Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., Attorney General, Respondent.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

Agency No. A099-625-060 MEMORANDUM On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted December 12, 2014 Pasadena, California Before: GRABER, GOULD, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

The panel unanimously concludes that this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
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Petitioner Andres Cruz-Hernandez petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") dismissal of his appeal from the immigration judge's entry of a final order of removal. For the reasons that follow, we deny the petition in part and dismiss it in part.

1. Substantial evidence supports the BIA's adverse credibility determination. See Garcia v. Holder, 749 F.3d 785, 789 (9th Cir. 2014) (stating the standard of review). The BIA correctly pointed out that Petitioner's testimony on important topics both was internally inconsistent and conflicted with his own declaration. See generally Ren v. Holder, 648 F.3d 1079, 1084-85 (9th Cir. 2011) (discussing inconsistent testimony and adverse credibility determinations).

2. Reviewing de novo, Martinez-Medina v. Holder, 673 F.3d 1029, 1033 (9th Cir. 2011), we hold that the BIA properly denied Petitioner's motion to suppress the Form I-213. The admission of the Form was "fundamentally fair," Espinoza v. INS, 45 F.3d 308, 310 (9th Cir. 1995), and Petitioner's constitutional rights were not violated—egregiously or otherwise.

3. We lack jurisdiction to consider the BIA's discretionary denial of voluntary departure. Esquivel-Garcia v. Holder, 593 F.3d 1025, 1030 (9th Cir. 2010).

Petition DENIED in part and DISMISSED in part.


Summaries of

Cruz-Hernandez v. Holder

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Jan 5, 2015
589 F. App'x 358 (9th Cir. 2015)
Case details for

Cruz-Hernandez v. Holder

Case Details

Full title:ANDRES CRUZ-HERNANDEZ, Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., Attorney…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jan 5, 2015

Citations

589 F. App'x 358 (9th Cir. 2015)