Alfonso Escoto-Rodriguez v. Loretta E. Lynch

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 01 2016 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ALFONSO ESCOTO-RODRIGUEZ, No. 13-70949 Petitioner, Agency No. A088-043-757 v. MEMORANDUM* LORETTA E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted March 15, 2016** Before: GOODWIN, LEAVY, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges. Alfonso Escoto-Rodriguez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review * 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). de novo constitutional claims. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny the petition for review. Escoto-Rodriguez’ contention that the IJ violated due process, by allegedly misstating the amount of time Escoto-Rodriguez would have to remain outside the United States for consular processing, fails for lack of prejudice. The BIA conducted a de novo review and concluded that, even if the IJ had erred in estimating the time for consular processing, the record did not establish the requisite hardship for a grant of cancellation of removal. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (to prevail on a due process challenge, an alien must show error and prejudice). PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 2 13-70949