Eun Ju Jegal-Kim v. Holder

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 19 2010 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT EUN JU JEGAL-KIM, No. 07-72819 Petitioner, Agency No. A098-266-278 v. MEMORANDUM * ERIC H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted April 5, 2010 ** Before: RYMER, McKEOWN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges. Eun Ju Jegal-Kim, a native and citizen of South Korea, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). immigration judge’s removal order. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We deny the petition for review. The agency properly determined that it lacked jurisdiction to consider Jegal-Kim’s application for a U Visa. See Ramirez Sanchez v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 1254, 1255-56 (9th Cir. 2007) (per curiam) (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has sole jurisdiction over the issuance of U Visa petitions); see also Lee v. Holder, Nos. 07-71193 & 07-71916, 2010 WL 1131452 (9th Cir. Mar. 25, 2010) (per curiam). Jegal-Kim’s remaining contention is not persuasive. PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 2 07-72819