Laguna-Hernandez v. Holder

Filing 920091112

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit FILED
No. 08-60477 Summary Calendar November 12, 2009 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk

ARISTIDES LAGUNA-HERNANDEZ, also known as Aristides Hernandez Laguna, Petitioner v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR, U S ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A29 134 877

Before WIENER, DeMOSS, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Aristides Laguna-Hernandez (Laguna), a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). It found him to be ineligible for cancellation of removal because his 2007 Texas conviction of possession of marijuana constituted an aggravated felony for purposes of immigration law. Laguna contends that the BIA erred by treating

Pursuant to 5TH CIR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR . R. 47.5.4.

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No. 08-60477 his conviction as equivalent to the federal offense of "recidivist possession." See 21 U.S.C. § 844(a). We conclude that the BIA correctly determined that Laguna's offense constituted an aggravated felony for immigration law purposes. See CarachuriRosendo v. Holder, 570 F.3d 263, 266-68 (5th Cir. 2009), petition for cert. filed (July 15, 2009) (No. 09-60). PETITION DENIED.

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