Nicolas Pablo Calmo v. Robert Wilkinson


NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 28 2021 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT NICOLAS PABLO CALMO, No. 18-71905 Petitioner, Agency No. A089-299-998 v. MEMORANDUM* ROBERT M. WILKINSON, Acting Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted January 20, 2021** Before: McKEOWN, CALLAHAN, and BRESS, Circuit Judges. Nicolas Pablo Calmo, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision finding him removable and denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Torture. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law. Cerezo v. Mukasey, 512 F.3d 1163, 1166 (9th Cir. 2008). We grant the petition and vacate the removal order. Pablo Calmo was charged with removability based on his conviction under California Penal Code § 32. Our decision in Valenzuela Gallardo v. Barr, 968 F.3d 1053, 1069 (9th Cir. 2020), clarifies that “California Penal Code § 32 is not a categorical match with obstruction of justice under [Immigration and Nationality Act] § 101(a)(43)(S) . . . .” Thus, the sole charge of removability against Pablo Calmo cannot be sustained. PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED; VACATED. 2 18-71905 18-71905 Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ca9 9th Cir. Nicolas Pablo Calmo v. Robert Wilkinson 28 January 2021 Agency Unpublished 2a542be574a5b691d9f13bd25e93e2344af8f484

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