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08-60050•Summary Calendar MIGUEL CRUZ-MARQUINA v. Michael Bmukasey, U Sattorney General
08-60050Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitDec 23, 2008
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion
should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited
circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 08-60050
Summary Calendar
MIGUEL CRUZ-MARQUINA
Petitioner
v.
MICHAEL B MUKASEY, U S ATTORNEY GENERAL
Respondent
Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
BIA No. A37 567 148
Before WIENER, STEWART and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Miguel Cruz-Marquina petitions this court for review of an order from the
Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The BIA affirmed the Immigration Judge’s
decision granting the respondent’s motion to pretermit Cruz-Marquina’s request
for a waiver of removal pursuant to former INA § 212(c) and ordering Miguel
Cruz-Marquina removed from the United States. Cruz-Marquina contends that
the BIA erred by determining that he was ineligible for relief pursuant to
§ 212(c). Specifically, he avers that he is entitled to § 212(c) relief because his
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
December 23, 2008
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
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indecency with a child offense is comparable to a crime involving moral
turpitude. Cruz-Marquina’s arguments in support of his petition for review are
foreclosed by our precedent. See Vo v. Gonzales, 482 F.3d 363 (5th Cir. 2007);
Avilez-Granados v. Gonzales, 481 F.3d 869, 871-72 (5th Cir. 2007). Cruz-
Marquina’s petition for review is DENIED.
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