Gilberto A. GOMEZ, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent, 121 F. App'x 525
Opinion
PER CURIAM: Gilberto A. Gomez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”) dismissing his appeal from the immigration judge’s order finding him removable from the United States. For the reasons discussed below, we dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction.
Gomez was found removable as an alien convicted of a crime involving child abuse; as an alien convicted of an aggravated felony offense; and as an aggravated felon convicted of a crime of violence for which the sentence imposed is one year or more. 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii), (a)(2)(E)(i) (2000). Under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(C) (2000), “[njotwithstanding any other provision of law, no court shall have jurisdiction to review any final order of removal against an alien who is removable by reason of having committed a criminal offense covered in
section ... 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii).” We have noted that “under this
section there is plainly no appellate recourse from a final order of removal for an alien who is removable because he has committed an offense encompassed by
section 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii), that is, because he has committed an aggravated felony.” Lewis v. INS, 194 F.3d 539, 541 (4th Cir.1999). We retain jurisdiction to determine whether the jurisdictional facts precluding review are present in a particular case. Id. at 541-42. The jurisdictional bar is triggered by a determination that a petitioner is an alien who has been convicted of one of the statutorily enumerated offenses requiring removal. Id. at 542. Based on our review of the record, we find that Gomez is an alien who is removable for having committed an aggravated felony.
Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for review for lack of jurisdiction. 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
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