United States Eighth Circuit

Petition for review of a decision denying a request for voluntary departure and ordering petitioner removed to Mexico is dismissed where: 1) the court lacked jurisdiction to review the discretionary denial of voluntary departure under 8 U.S.C. section 1229c; and 2) petitioner failed to raise a colorable constitutional claim or question of law to confer jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/05/2008
• Published 05/05/2008

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, BRIGHT, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy E. Wichmer, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary Lee Quinn, argued, James A. Hunolt, on the brief, Washington, DC, for appellee.