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United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 17-1665
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Manuel Ordaz-Flores
lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner
v.
Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General of the United States
lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent
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Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
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Submitted: February 20, 2018
Filed: March 5, 2017
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, KELLY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Manuel Ordaz-Flores, a citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of an order of
the Board of Immigration Appeals upholding an immigration judge’s (IJ’s) decision
to deny his application for cancellation of removal on discretionary hardship grounds
under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1). After careful review, we conclude that the IJ used the
proper standard in denying relief, and thus that Ordaz-Flores has not raised a
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cognizable challenge to the decision below. Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction to
review the denial, see Gomez-Perez v. Holder, 569 F.3d 370, 372-73 (8th Cir. 2009),
and we dismiss the petition.
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