Reynaldo Bernal-Romo v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
REYNALDO BERNAL-ROMO,
Petitioner,
v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney
General,
Respondent.
No. 18-70298
Agency No. A205-270-322
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted February 14, 2023**
Before: FERNANDEZ, FRIEDLAND, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Reynaldo Bernal-Romo, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions 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 questions of law.
* 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).
FILED
FEB 22 2023
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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2 18-70298
Espino-Castillo v. Holder, 770 F.3d 861, 863 (9th Cir. 2014). We deny the
petition for review.
The BIA did not err in concluding that Bernal-Romo’s conviction for
solicitation to commit forgery under Arizona Revised Statutes §§ 13-1002
(solicitation) and 13-2002 (forgery) is categorically a crime involving moral
turpitude that renders him ineligible for cancellation of removal. See 8 U.S.C.
§ 1229b(b)(1)(C); Barragan-Lopez v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 899, 903 (9th Cir. 2007)
(the court looks to the underlying crime to determine if a conviction for an
inchoate offense constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude) (citations omitted);
Espino-Castillo, 770 F.3d at 865 (Arizona forgery conviction is a crime involving
moral turpitude rendering petitioner ineligible for cancellation of removal). Thus,
Bernal-Romo’s cancellation of removal claim fails.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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