Case Summary
**Case Summary: Oscar Aguilar-Linares v. Eric Holder, Jr. (Docket No. 7836245)**
**Court:** United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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**Background:**
Oscar Aguilar-Linares, a native of Mexico, sought to challenge an order from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) which denied his application for cancellation of removal. Aguilar-Linares had been placed in removal proceedings due to his undocumented status, having entered the United States without inspection. He applied for cancellation of removal on the grounds that he had been physically present in the United States for over ten years, had good moral character, and that his removal would result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his U.S. citizen children.
**Issue:**
The primary issue in this case centers on whether the BIA erred in denying Aguilar-Linares’ cancellation of removal application based on the hardship standard and its interpretation of the evidence presented concerning the impact of his removal on his children.
**Arguments:**
Aguilar-Linares argued that the BIA failed to adequately consider the evidence he presented regarding the psychological and financial impact his removal would have on his children. He asserted that the BIA applied an incorrect standard in evaluating the hardship factors and did not properly assess the cumulative effect of the hardships that his family would face.
The government's position, represented by Eric Holder, then Attorney General, maintained that the BIA’s findings were supported by substantial evidence and that the standard of “exceptional and extremely unusual hardship” was properly applied. The government contended that the BIA had correctly determined that the hardships were not sufficiently severe to warrant the relief sought.
**Decision:**
The Ninth Circuit reviewed the BIA's decision for abuse of discretion. Upon applying a deferential standard of review, the court found that the BIA had appropriately weighed the evidence and had not committed a legal error in its assessment of the hardship standard. The court upheld the BIA’s conclusion that Aguilar-Linares did not meet the threshold to establish exceptional and extremely unusual hardship for his children as required for cancellation of removal.
**Conclusion:**
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the decision of the BIA, upholding the denial of Oscar Aguilar-Linares’ application for cancellation of removal based on the appropriate application of the hardship standard. This case reflects the challenges faced by applicants in immigration proceedings and the significance of demonstrating sufficient hardship to qualify for relief in deportation cases.
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