Olga Paniagua-Mendieta v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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972 F.2d 1341·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 28034
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 17, 199291-70110California1,807 words

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972 F.2d 1341 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Olga PANIAGUA-MENDIETA, Petitioner, v. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 91-70110. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 13, 1992. Decided Aug. 17, 1992. Before FLETCHER, POOLE and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Olga Paniagua-Mendieta (Paniagua) is a deportable alien. An Immigration Judge denied her application for suspension of deportation and her alternative request for voluntary departure. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirmed. We also affirm. FACTS 3 Paniagua illegally entered the United States from Mexico in 1975 using a counterfeit green card. Since that time, she has lived in San Francisco with her family. She has consistently been employed as a bartender or waitress but in the past did not report her cash income to the IRS or pay taxes. Administrative Record ("AR") 68. 4 Paniagua suffers from mitral insufficiency and…

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