Dietrich Wilhelm Kretschmer 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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Dietrich Wilhelm KRETSCHMER, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 91-70343. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 9, 1992. Decided June 17, 1992. Before GOODWIN, SCHROEDER and BEEZER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Dietrich Wilhelm Kretschmer appeals an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying him a waiver of deportability under 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (c). We affirm. 3 Kretschmer is a native of Germany who immigrated to the United States with his family in 1959. He has lived in the United States continuously since then. 4 Kretschmer began using heroin in 1968 and continued using the drug for 18 years. During that period, Kretschmer committed a number of minor crimes related to his addiction. The crimes included possession of a hypodermic needle, fraud related to company checks of his employer, forgery, fraud related to food stamp…