MEMORANDUM
Joseph Kwaku Boateng petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252.
Boateng claims that he is a citizen of the United States. We conclude that the record in this case presents a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Boateng was born in the United States, and is therefore a United States citizen. Accordingly, we transfer these proceedings to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona to conduct a de novo hearing on Boateng’s claim to United States citizenship. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(5)(B); Ayala-Villanueva v. Holder, 572 F.3d 736, 738, 740 (9th Cir.2009). We hold the petition for review in abeyance pending the district court’s decision.
MATTER TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA; PETITION FOR REVIEW HELD IN ABEYANCE.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.