JESUS REYES MAYEN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS, III, No. 16-73231 (9th Cir. 2018)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED SEP 19 2018 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JESUS REYES MAYEN, AKA Jesus Reyes Mayen, AKA Jesus M. Reyes, No. U.S. COURT OF APPEALS 16-73231 Agency No. A092-188-556 Petitioner, MEMORANDUM* v. JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted September 12, 2018** Before: LEAVY, HAWKINS, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges. Jesus Reyes Mayen, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review 17 of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an 18 immigration judge’s decision denying his application for adjustment of status. We * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 1 review de novo questions of law. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 2 (9th Cir. 2005). We dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review. 3 Our jurisdiction to review the agency’s discretionary decision to deny Reyes 4 Mayen’s application for adjustment of status is limited to colorable constitutional 5 claims or questions of law. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i). Contrary to Reyes 6 Mayen’s contentions, the agency applied the correct legal standards and considered 7 all relevant factors in determining that he did not warrant a favorable exercise of 8 discretion. 9 PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part; DENIED in part. 2 16-73231

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