Antonio Urbina-Mauricio v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Antonio Urbina-Mauricio (Urbina), a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ dismissal of the Immigration Judge’s denial of his application for asylum and withholding of deportation pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 (d) and 1253(h). We deny the petition.

I.

FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

'Urbina entered the United States illegally in July, 1981. In November of 1986, he was convicted of the sale or transportation of marijuana and sentenced to three years of probation, the first ninety days of which were to be spent in jail. In December, 1988, Urbina was convicted of selling lyser-gic acid diethylamide (LSD). He was put on probation for a period of three years, including 180 days in jail. In July, 1989, however, Urbina was arrested for selling marijuana, and his probation was revoked. He was sentenced to two years in prison for the 1986 conviction and three years for the 1988 conviction, the terms to be served concurrently.

On October 22, 1990, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) served Ur-bina with an Order to Show Cause why he should not be deported. The Order charged Urbina with deportability for having been convicted…