Alberto Santos-Juan v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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963 F.2d 380·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 23692
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 20, 199289-70085California983 words

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963 F.2d 380 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Alberto SANTOS-JUAN, Petitioner, v. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 89-70085. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 20, 1990. Withdrawn from Submission Aug. 13, 1990. Resubmitted May 20, 1992. Decided May 20, 1992. Before LIVELY, * FLETCHER and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Alberto Santos-Juan, a legal permanent United States resident, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' dismissal of his appeal from the Immigration Judge's (I.J.'s) order denying him a waiver of deportation under 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (c). The IJ ordered Juan's deportation because he had committed two crimes of moral turpitude. Juan claims that the IJ and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) failed to consider his eligibility for naturalization under 8 U.S.C. § 1440 , which relieves U.S. armed services veterans who served during military…

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