Demoz Kidane v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

967 F.2d 587 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Demoz KIDANE, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 91-70063. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 6, 1992. Decided June 25, 1992. 1 Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, GOODWIN, Circuit Judge, and CROCKER, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Demoz Kidane petitions this court for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) final decision in his deportation proceedings. Kidane's motion to reopen and reconsider his deportation proceedings, filed pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 (a) and 1253(h), was denied by the Immigration Judge (IJ). Kidane appealed the IJ's decision to the BIA. The BIA affirmed. Kidane petitions for review of the BIA's decision. We have jurisdiction over the petition pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a. We deny the petition. 4 On December 26, 1987, Kidane, a citizen of Ethiopia, entered the United States as a nonimmigrant…