· 5/8/2015
Jose Torres-Valdivias v. Loretta E. Lynch
Citations
- 786 F.3d 1147
- 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 7671
- 2015 WL 2146726
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- holding that claims which challenge the BIA’s discretionary authority are “not subject to our review” (quoting Mejia v. Gonzales, 499 F.3d 991, 999 (9th Cir. 2007))
- “In the context of the BIA’s discretionary decisions, we have noted that ‘it is proper [for the BIA] to look to probative evidence outside the record of conviction . . . to determine whether a favorable exercise of discretion is warranted.’”
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Judges: Silverman, Clifton, Watson
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