Raffie Tabbal, a/k/a Raffie Tabbar v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., Attorney General

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 08-2287
RAFFIE TABBAL, a/k/a Raffie Tabbar,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals.
Submitted: September 1, 2009 Decided: November 10, 2009
Before NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Petition dismissed in part and denied in part by unpublished per
curiam opinion.
Raffie Tabbal, Petitioner Pro Se. Raphael Choi, Chief Counsel,
Arlington, Virginia; William Charles Peachey, Tyrone Sojourner,
Mona Maria Yousif, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Office
of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Raffie Tabbal, a native and citizen of Gambia,
petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals (Board) denying relief on his applications for relief
from removal. We have reviewed the administrative record and
Tabbal’s claims and conclude that Tabbal has been convicted of
both aggravated felonies and controlled substance offenses. See
8 U.S.C. §§ 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii), (B)(1) (2006). We therefore
find that we are without jurisdiction over the petition for
review. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(C) (2006). Tabbal raises one
question of law over which we retain jurisdiction, consisting of
a challenge to the Board’s finding below that he has been
convicted of a particularly serious crime, which renders him
ineligible for withholding of removal. See 8 U.S.C.
§ 1252(a)(2)(D) (2006). Our review discloses that Tabbal’s
challenge to the Board’s finding is without merit. See 8 U.S.C.
§ 1231(b)(3)(B) (2006).
Accordingly, we dismiss in part and deny in part the
petition for review. We dispense with oral argument because the
facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the
materials before the court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
PETITION DISMISSED IN PART
AND DENIED IN PART

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