Salvatierra-Cermeno v. Gonzales, 03-72059.

Citation404 F.3d 1119
Decision Date15 April 2005
Docket NumberNo. 03-72059.,03-72059.
PartiesHugo Rene SALVATIERRA-CERMENO, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General,<SMALL><SUP>*</SUP></SMALL> Respondent.
CourtUnited States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (9th Circuit)

Christopher J. Stender, Esq., Stender & Associates, Phoenix, AZ, for Petitioner.

Regional Counsel, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Laguna Niguel, CA, District Director, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Phoenix, AZ, Richard M. Evans, Esq., David Dauenheimer, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before: PREGERSON, KOZINSKI and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

ORDER

We vacated submission in this case pending the resolution of Molina-Camacho v. Ashcroft, 393 F.3d 937 (9th Cir.2004), and now order this case submitted.

The BIA had no authority to issue an order removing Salvatierra-Cermeno to Guatemala. See Molina-Camacho, 393 F.3d at 941. However, because 8 U.S.C. § 1252 gives us jurisdiction to review only final orders of removal, we lack jurisdiction to consider Salvatierra-Cermeno's petition for review. We therefore treat the petition as a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and transfer it to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Phoenix Division. See Molina-Camacho, 393 F.3d at 942; 28 U.S.C. § 1631. Upon transfer, Salvatierra-Cermeno may make any necessary amendments to perfect the form of the petition.

TRANSFERRED.

* Alberto Gonzales is substituted for his predecessor, John Ashcroft, as Attorney General. See Fed. R.App. P. 43(c)(2).

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