Victor Salas-Ocampo v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Opinion
Opinion
967 F.2d 590 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Victor SALAS-OCAMPO, Petitioner v. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 91-70122. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 8, 1992. Decided June 3, 1992. Before TANG, SCHROEDER and BEEZER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Victor Salas-Ocampo petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision and order which denies section 212(c) relief. Salas-Ocampo argues that, despite his drug conviction and criminal record, he qualifies for the discretionary waiver of deportation because of his lengthy residence in the United States, his family ties here and his rehabilitation efforts. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a) and we deny the petition. 3 * Victor Salas-Ocampo, a forty-two year old native and citizen of Mexico, was six months old when his mother sent him from Mexico to live with her sister, Josefina Ocampo, in Texas. In 1964,…