Jovita Salas v. Eric Holder, Jr. , 447 F. App'x 835 ( 2011 )

FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION AUG 17 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
JOVITA SALAS, No. 09-72357
Petitioner, Agency No. A075-568-026
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted August 11, 2011 **
Before: THOMAS, SILVERMAN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Jovita Salas, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the
Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an
immigration judge’s decision denying her application for cancellation of removal.
We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law,
*
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).
Lopez v. INS, 184 F.3d 1097, 1099 (9th Cir. 1999), and we deny the petition for
review.
The BIA properly concluded that Salas was ineligible for cancellation of
removal because she lacked seven years of continuous residence in the United
States after being “admitted in any status.” See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a)(2); Vasquez
De Alcantar, No. 08-71427, 2001 WL 2163965 at *5 (9th Cir. June 3, 2011) (filing
an application for adjustment of status does not constitute “admitted in any
status”).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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