Hector Aleman v. Merrick Garland ( 2022 )

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-1630
HECTOR LEONEL ALEMAN,
Petitioner,
v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Immigration Appeals.
Submitted: March 31, 2022 Decided: April 5, 2022
Before AGEE and DIAZ, Circuit Judges, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition dismissed in part and denied in part by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Laura Kelsey Rhodes, LAURA KELSEY RHODES, LLC, Rockville,
Maryland, for Petitioner. Brian Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Cindy S.
Ferrier, Assistant Director, Sarai M. Aldana, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil
Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for
Respondent.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Hector Leonel Aleman, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of
an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) dismissing his appeal from the
Immigration Judge’s decision denying his application for cancellation of removal and
denying his motion to remand.
Because the Board denied cancellation of removal as a matter of discretion and
Aleman failed to raise any colorable legal or constitutional issues, we lack jurisdiction to
review the denial of that relief. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1252(a)(2)(B)(i), (D); Sorcia v. Holder,
643 F.3d 117, 124-25 (4th Cir. 2011) (finding no jurisdiction to review discretionary denial
of cancellation of removal absent constitutional claim or question of law). Thus, we
dismiss the petition for review with respect to the denial of cancellation of removal. Next,
we have reviewed the Board’s denial of Aleman’s motion to remand and find no abuse of
discretion. Obioha v. Gonzales, 431 F.3d 400, 408 (4th Cir. 2005); see 8 C.F.R.
§ 1003.2(a), (c)(1) (2021). We therefore deny the petition for review as to the Board’s
denial of the motion to remand. See In re Aleman (B.I.A. Apr. 28, 2021).
Accordingly, we dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review. We
dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately
presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
PETITION DISMISSED IN PART
AND DENIED IN PART
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