Gonzalez-Ruano v. Holder

A citizen of Guatemala unlawfully entered the U.S. in 1989. In 1997 he was convicted, in Massachusetts, of willful and malicious destruction of property and two counts of assault and battery. The convictions were the result of domestic violence incidents; he has no children. In 2007 he was charged as removeable under 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(A)(i). An Immigration Judge rejected his motion to cancel removal under the cancellation of removal (8 C.F.R. 1240.64, 1240.66) under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act. The BIA affirmed. The First Circuit held that it lacked jurisdiction to review the determination that petitioner did not warrant a favorable exercise of discretion. Petitioner's due process rights were not violated by the handling of his case.