Vargas-Hernandez v. Gonzales

Petitioner Juan Carlos Vargas-Hernandez ("Vargas") petitions for review from the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") dismissal of his appeal from the immigration judges ("IJ") order of removal. The BIA rejected Vargas attempt to remand his case so that he could apply for adjustment of status, and concluded that Vargas failed to make a heightened showing to justify discretionary relief under former Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") § 212(c), formerly codified at 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c). The BIA also found that the record did not show that the IJ was biased against him to the extent that she denied him due process. We dismiss the petition concerning the treatment of Vargas juvenile conviction, and deny the petition regarding Vargas due process claims.