Igor Sedrakyan v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General

07-71436Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNov 2, 2010

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent*
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision**
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
IGOR SEDRAKYAN,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 07-71436
Agency No. A078-439-950
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted October 19, 2010**
Before: O’SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
Igor Sedrakyan, a native and citizen of Russia, petitions for review of the
Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen. Our
jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We dismiss the petition for review.
With respect to Sedrakyan’s asylum claim, we lack jurisdiction to review the
FILED
NOV 02 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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BIA’s denial of his motion to reopen because he was removable for having
committed an aggravated felony. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1252(a)(2)(C),
1227(a)(2)(A)(iii).
With respect to Sedrakyan’s withholding of removal and CAT claims, we
lack jurisdiction because he failed to exhaust them before the BIA. See Barron v.
Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir. 2004).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED.

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