Palacios Barron V Bondi
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 22 2025
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ERIK PALACIOS-BARRON, No. 22-562
Agency No.
Petitioner, A208-967-432
v.
MEMORANDUM*
PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted July 15, 2025**
Before: SILVERMAN, TALLMAN, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.
Erik Palacios-Barron, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for
review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal
from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for cancellation of
removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo claims
*
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).
of due process violations. Olea-Serefina v. Garland, 34 F.4th 856, 866 (9th Cir.
2022). We deny the petition for review.
Palacios-Barron does not challenge the agency’s determination that he did
not establish the requisite hardship for cancellation of removal, so we do not
address it. See Lopez-Vasquez v. Holder, 706 F.3d 1072, 1079-80 (9th Cir. 2013).
We reject as unsupported by the record Palacios-Barron’s contention that the
BIA did not provide a reasoned opinion.
Palacios-Barron’s request for remand so that the agency may consider
prosecutorial discretion is denied. See Morales de Soto v. Lynch, 824 F.3d 822
826-27 (9th Cir. 2016) (government’s exercise of prosecutorial discretion not
subject to judicial review, and remand not warranted based on changes in policy).
Palacios-Barron’s claim that the agency violated due process by failing to
advise of his apparent eligibility for post-conclusion voluntary departure fails for
lack of prejudice. See Colmenar v. INS, 210 F.3d 967, 971 (9th Cir. 2000)
(“prejudice … means that the outcome of the proceeding may have been affected
by the alleged violation.”)
The temporary stay of removal remains in place until the mandate issues.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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