United States Ninth Circuit

In a petition for review of the BIA's refusal to cancel Petitioner's removal, the petition is denied, where the alien smuggling inadmissibility waiver in 8 U.S.C. section 1182(d)(11) does not apply to an application for cancellation of removal.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/15/2008
• Decided 03/26/2009
• Published 03/26/2009

Judges

• Before:  ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, HARRY PREGERSON, DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, PAMELA ANN RYMER, ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, BARRY G. SILVERMAN, M. MARGARET McKEOWN, RAYMOND C. FISHER, RICHARD A. PAEZ, CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frank P. Sprouls, Ricci & Sprouls, San Francisco, CA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Manuel Palau, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.