The following excerpt is from Morales-Izquierdo v. Department of Homeland Sec., 600 F.3d 1076 (9th Cir. 2010):
5 When Morales filed his habeas petition in 2003, the district court had habeas corpus jurisdiction to review purely legal challenges relating to the denial of an adjustment-of-status application. See Rojas-Garcia v. Ashcroft, 339 F.3d 814 817, 819 (9th Cir.2003) (considering on the merits an appeal of the denial of a habeas corpus petition challenging an adjustment-of-status decision).
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