The following excerpt is from Olivera-Garcia v. I.N.S., 328 F.3d 1083 (9th Cir. 2003):
Although section 1252(a)(2)(C) of Title 8 deprives us of jurisdiction to review removal orders based on an alien's conviction of the crimes there specified, we are authorized indeed, required to determine our own jurisdiction. Aragon-Ayon v. INS, 206 F.3d 847, 849 (9th Cir.2000). In this case our jurisdiction depends upon whether the crime upon which the alien's removal is based is one that section 1227(a)(2) covers. See 8 U.S.C. 1252(a)(2)(C) (2000).
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