FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION JAN 24 2012
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ADA CRISTINA PEREZ-MELENDEZ, No. 10-73954
Petitioner, Agency No. A070-931-839
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted January 17, 2012 **
Before: LEAVY, TALLMAN, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Ada Cristina Perez-Melendez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions
for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from
an immigration judge’s decision pretermitting her application for cancellation of
removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Reviewing for substantial
*
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).
evidence the agency’s findings of fact, Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791
(9th Cir. 2005), we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Perez-Melendez was
statutorily barred from establishing good moral character under 8 U.S.C.
§ 1101(f)(1), and therefore ineligible for cancellation of removal, based on Perez-
Melendez’s testimony that she had a drinking problem, had three convictions for
driving under the influence that occurred while she was in removal proceedings,
and had been mandated by the state to attend a rehabilitation program. See 8
U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1)(B).
In light of our disposition, we need not address Perez-Melendez’s remaining
contentions.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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