Dicdican v. Ashcroft

MEMORANDUM **

Petitioners Hilario Villaniso Dicdican and Crispina Tibon Dicdican, natives and citizens of the Philippines, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order summarily affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of their applications for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review claims of due process violations in immigration proceedings de novo, Lopez-Urenda v. Ashcroft, 345 F.3d 788, 791 (9th Cir.2003), and we dismiss in part, and deny in part the petition for review.

Petitioners’ contention that the BIA’s streamlining process denies aliens their right to appeal is foreclosed by Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 854-55 (9th Cir.2003).

Petitioners’ contention that the BIA denied them due process by failing to remand the case to the IJ to apply the standard for “exceptional and extremely unusual hardship” announced in In re Monreal-Aguinaga, 23 I. & N. Dec. 56, 2001 WL 534295 (BIA 2001) and In re Andazola-Rivas, 23 I & N Dec. 319, 2002 WL 1001048 (BIA 2002) also fails. This argument is foreclosed by Ramirez-Perez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 1001 (9th Cir.2003), and does not raise a colorable due process challenge on these facts. See Torres-Aguilar v. INS, 246 F.3d 1267, 1270-71 (9th Cir.2001) (“To be colorable ... the claim must have some possible validity”).

Finally, Petitioners’ contention that the IJ committed judicial misconduct also lacks merit, as they have failed to show the necessary prejudice to prevail on a due process challenge. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) (“To prevail on a due process challenge to deportation proceedings ... [a petitioner] must ... demonstrate] that the alleged violation affected the outcome of the proceedings.”).

Pursuant to Garcia v. Ashcroft, 368 F.3d 1157 (9th Cir.2004) (order), petitioner’s October 2, 2003 motion for stay of voluntary departure is denied as untimely.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part, and DENIED in part.

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