Jasso Martinez v. Blanche
CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date FiledOctober 26, 2026
Docket26-60099
StatusUnpublished
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United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
____________ FILED
October 26, 2026
No. 26-60099
Summary Calendar Thomas B. Plunkett, III
Clerk
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Marco Antonio Jasso Martinez,
Petitioner,
versus
Todd Wallace Blanche, U.S. Attorney General,
Respondent.
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Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Agency No. A078 180 414
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Before Smith, Southwick, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:*
Marco Antonio Jasso Martinez, a native and citizen of Mexico,
petitions this court for review of an order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal from an order of the Immigration Judge
denying him cancellation of removal and ordering him removed. Our review
of the record rebuts his argument that his evidence was not considered in the
aggregate and shows that he failed to establish that his removal would cause
*
This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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“exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to” a qualifying relative,
particularly in light of the deferential review given this mixed question of fact
and law. 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1)(D); Wilkinson v. Garland, 601 U.S. 209, 218,
225 (2024).
Our review also demonstrates that the BIA did not insufficiently
discuss the evidence and arguments before it. See L.N. v. Garland, 109 F.4th
389, 396 (5th Cir. 2024); Singh v. Sessions, 880 F.3d 220, 224 (5th Cir. 2018).
Finally, because his failure to make the requisite hardship showing
disqualified him from receiving cancellation, the BIA was not required to
discuss whether his conviction for use of a fraudulent document disqualified
him from receiving cancellation. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1)(D); INS v.
Bagamasbad, 429 U.S. 24, 25 (1976). The petition for review is DENIED.
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