Jose Cruz Romero-Torres v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General

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• concluding that the deletion of the phrase “in the opinion of the Attorney General” from the previous version of the statute “does not change the essential, discretionary nature of the hardship decision”
• holding that we lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s exceptional and extremely unusual hardship determination
• noting that whether an alien has established exceptional and extremely unusual hardship is a discretionary question in the cancellation of removal process over which we lack jurisdiction
• holding court lacks jurisdiction to review discretionary decisions regarding cancellation of removal
• holding court lacks jurisdiction to review discretionary decisions regarding cancellation of removal
• noting that an applicant must establish continuous physical presence, good moral character and hardship to a qualifying relative to be eligible for relief

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