Georgina Reyes Soriano 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).
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
GEORGINA REYES SORIANO,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 07-70130
Agency No. A072-130-383
MEMORANDUM *
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted December 15, 2009**
Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Georgina Reyes Soriano, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review
of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal of an
immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for cancellation of
FILED
JAN 11 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial
evidence factual findings, Ramos v. INS, 246 F.3d 1264, 1266 (9th Cir. 2001), and
review de novo claims of due process violations, Ibarra-Flores v. Gonzales, 439
F.3d 614, 620 (9th Cir. 2006). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that Reyes Soriano
provided false testimony for the purpose of obtaining an immigration benefit,
where Reyes Soriano testified that she lied to an asylum officer to avoid
deportation and she did not admit the false testimony until her hearing before an IJ
seven months later. See 8 U.S.C. § 1101(f)(6); Ramos, 246 F.3d at 1266. Reyes
Soriano therefore was precluded from showing good moral character for the
purpose of cancellation of removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1101(f)(6).
Reyes Soriano’s claim that the agency deprived her of due process by failing
to explicitly warn her that false testimony could bar her from receiving cancellation
of removal is not persuasive. Reyes Soriano admits she swore under penalty of
perjury that her statements to the asylum officer would be truthful.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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