NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 1 2021 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT WON SIK CHUNG, No. 20-73337 Petitioner, Agency No. A214-669-908 v. MEMORANDUM* MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted June 21, 2021** Before: SILVERMAN, WATFORD, and BENNETT, Circuit Judges. Won Sik Chung, a native and citizen of South Korea, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for adjustment of status. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We dismiss the petition * 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). for review. We lack jurisdiction to review Chung’s challenges to the IJ’s denial of adjustment of status where the IJ denied relief as a matter of discretion. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i); see also Ortega-Cervantes v. Gonzales, 501 F.3d 1111, 1113 (9th Cir. 2007) (recognizing court generally lacks jurisdiction to review discretionary denial of adjustment of status). Although the court retains jurisdiction over questions of law, Chung’s contentions do not amount to colorable claims that would invoke our jurisdiction. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D); Bazua- Cota v. Gonzales, 466 F.3d 747, 749 (9th Cir. 2006) (disagreement with weighing of equities is not colorable question of law). We reject as unsupported by the record Chung’s contentions that the agency applied the incorrect standard in declining to exercise its discretion or otherwise erred in its analysis of his case. The temporary stay of removal remains in place until issuance of the mandate. The motion for a stay of removal is otherwise denied. PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED. 2 20-73337 20-73337 Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ca9 9th Cir. Won Chung v. Merrick Garland 1 July 2021 Agency Unpublished 7d3ec59c92dd1e2fe4a75174715e994d7ff666d6
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