Angelita Eide-Kahayon v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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5 F.3d 535·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 30787
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 16, 199392-70034California969 words

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5 F.3d 535 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Angelita EIDE-KAHAYON, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70034. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 15, 1993. Decided Aug. 16, 1993. 1 Before: WOOD, ** REINHARDT, and RYMER, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Angelita Eide-Kahayon appeals the Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying her suspension of deportation and voluntary departure filed under 8 U.S.C. Secs. 1254 (a)(1) & (e). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a) and we affirm. 4 * Statutory ineligibility for suspension of deportation or voluntary departure, when based on want of good moral character, is reviewed for substantial evidence. Mabugat v. INS, 937 F.2d 426, 431 (9th Cir.1991); Hernandez-Luis v. INS, 869 F.2d 496, 498 (9th Cir.1989). 1 To reverse, we must find that the evidence not only supports the contrary conclusion, but compels it. INS v.…

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