Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit August 3, 2006, 05-72395 (Rafael Maldonado-Galindo v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General)

BYBEE, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Maldonado-Galindo (“Maldonado”) appeals the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) denial of his petition for cancellation of removal. Maldonado asserts that § 240A of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (“IIRIRA”), Pub.L. No. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009-546 (codified at 8 U.S.C.