The court of appeals denied in part and dismissed in part a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court held that, under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), it lacked jurisdiction to review a Board of Immigration Appeals determination of eligibility for relief under §203 of the Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act of 1997.
Elsa Emilia Samayoa Lanuza (“Samayoa”) and her daughter, Elsa Lopez Samayoa (“Lopez”), were natives and citizens of Guatemala. They petitioned for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision pretermitting their applications for special rule cancellation of removal under Section 203 of the Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act of 1997.
