Silvia Gomez-De Arenas v. Eric H. Holder Jr. , 421 F. App'x 747 ( 2011 )

FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAR 15 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
SILVIA GOMEZ DE ARENAS, No. 08-72752
Petitioner, Agency No. A074-817-979
v.
MEMORANDUM *
MICHAEL B. MUKASEY, Attorney
General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted February 15, 2011 **
Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Silvia Gomez De Arenas, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for
review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming an
immigration judge’s removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252.
We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, and review de
*
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).
novo questions of law. Rodriguez-Echeverria v. Mukasey, 534 F.3d 1047, 1050
(9th Cir. 2008). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that Gomez De
Arenas knowingly encouraged and assisted another alien in seeking entry to the
United States in violation of law. See 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(E)(i); Altamirano v.
Gonzales, 427 F.3d 586, 592 (9th Cir. 2005) (requiring an affirmative act of
assistance or encouragement in order to establish alien smuggling).
Gomez De Arenas’ claim under 8 C.F.R. § 287.3(c) is unavailing.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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