Leonel Mina-Rios v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION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
LEONEL MINA-RIOS,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 10-73397
Agency No. A079-619-209
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted September 27, 2011**
Before: SILVERMAN, W. FLETCHER, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
Leonel Mina-Rios, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the
Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration
judge’s order of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review
FILED
OCT 06 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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de novo questions of law, Castillo-Cruz v. Holder, 581 F.3d 1154, 1158-59 (9th
Cir. 2009), and we deny the petition for review.
The agency properly determined that Mina-Rios is removable under
8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(C) based on his 2006 conviction for violating California
Penal Code § 12025(a)(2). See Gil v. Holder, No. 08-74371, --- F.3d ---, 2011 WL
2464782, at *3 (9th Cir. June 22, 2011) (“[U]nder the categorical approach, a
conviction under California Penal Code § 12025(a) constitutes a firearms offense
under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(C).)
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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