¶1 Julio Cesar Diaz-Saenz, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions this court to review the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal and affirming the immigration judge’s (IJ) order finding him removable, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(i), and ineligible for cancellation of removal, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a)(3), because he had committed an aggravated felony.
¶2 Diaz-Saenz abandons by failing to brief any challenge to the determination that he was removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(B)(i), based on his controlled substance violations. See Thuri v. Ashcroft, 380 F.3d 788, 793 (5th Cir.2004).
¶3 Diaz-Saenz, who was convicted in November 2001 in state court for possession of marijuana and who has a prior state court drug conviction, contends that the BIA erred by treating his 2001 conviction as equivalent to an aggravated felony under the recidivist provisions of the Controlled Substances Act. See 21 U.S.C. § 844(a). The BIA correctly determined that Diaz-Saenz had committed an aggravated felony for immigration law purposes. See Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder, 570 F.3d 263, 266-68 (5th Cir.2009), petition for cert. filed (July 15, 2009) (No. 09-60). Accordingly, the petition for review is DENIED.