USCA11 Case: 20-12042 Date Filed: 04/29/2021 Page: 1 of 4 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 20-12042 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ Agency No. A093-318-690 FERNANDO OLIVEROS DERAS, Petitioner, versus U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. ________________________ Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ________________________ (April 29, 2021) Before WILSON, JORDAN, and GRANT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: USCA11 Case: 20-12042 Date Filed: 04/29/2021 Page: 2 of 4 Fernando Oliverso Deras seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ final order affirming an Immigration Judge’s denial of his application for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b). The BIA held that Mr. Deras’ application did not warrant discretionary relief, which is a decision over which this Court lacks jurisdiction to review. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2). We therefore dismiss the petition. I Mr. Deras is a native and citizen of Mexico. In September of 2013, the Department of Homeland Security served him with a notice to appear, in which he was charged with being removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(A)(i), as an alien present in the United States without having been admitted or paroled; and under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(7)(A)(i)(I), because he sought admission without a proper entry document. At a removal hearing in January of 2015, Mr. Deras conceded both charges of removability. Mr. Deras then sought cancellation of the removal as a non-lawful permanent resident under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1). In March of 2018, the IJ issued a decision denying cancellation of removal both because Mr. Deras had not shown exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his children, who were United States citizens, and because he did not merit the relief as a matter of discretion. Mr. Deras appealed the 2 USCA11 Case: 20-12042 Date Filed: 04/29/2021 Page: 3 of 4 IJ’s decision, and the BIA upheld the determination that Mr. Deras did not merit cancellation as a matter of discretion. The BIA determined that it was unnecessary to address whether Mr. Deras had established sufficient hardship. Mr. Deras now seeks our review of that BIA decision, and asserts that the BIA erred in affirming the IJ’s conclusions. He argues that the IJ put undue weight on his criminal history, which does not include any serious offenses, and that the positive equities of his case—among them, the need to provide for his children— outweigh the negative equities. The government argues in response that this Court lacks jurisdiction over the petition for review because Mr. Deras has not raised any legal or constitutional claim that would provide jurisdiction. Mr. Deras did not file a reply brief. II We lack jurisdiction to review any order or judgment regarding relief under certain provisions of the INA, including those concerning cancellation of removal and adjustment of status. See INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(i), 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i). Notwithstanding that jurisdictional bar, we retain jurisdiction to review any petition that raises a constitutional claim or question of law. See INA § 242(a)(2)(D), 8 U.S.C. …
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