Buimuiwrone Tarr v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., No. 11-3316 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Petition for Review - Immigration. The court lacks jurisdiction to review the BIA's decision to deny petitioner temporary protected status because that decision is specifically within the BIA's discretion and because petitioner has not raised any constitutional claim or legal issue to challenge it.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 11-3316 ___________________________ Buimuiwrone Alfred Tarr lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent ____________ Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ____________ Submitted: October 23, 2012 Filed: October 26, 2012 [Unpublished] ____________ Before MURPHY, ARNOLD, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Mr. Buimuiwrone Alfred Tarr petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which affirmed an immigration judge s denial of Mr. Tarr s request for temporary protected status. We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA s decision to deny Mr. Tarr temporary protected status because that decision was specifically within the BIA s discretion, and because Mr. Tarr has not raised any constitutional claim or legal issue to challenge it. See 8 U.S.C. ยงยง 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii), 1252(a)(2)(D), 1254a(a)(1). Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for review. Respondent s pending motion is denied as moot. ______________________________ -2-
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