Luis Antonio Cruz-Vilchez v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service

15 F.3d 1084 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Luis Antonio CRUZ-VILCHEZ, Petitioner, v. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. Nos. 92-70434, 93-70311. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 7, 1994. * Decided Jan. 12, 1994. 1 Before: GOODWIN and HALL, Circuit Judges, TANNER * , District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Luis Antonio Cruz-Vilchez (Cruz) appeals the denial by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) of his two Motions to Reopen Deportation Proceedings. 4 Decisions of the BIA regarding Motions to Reopen are reviewed under an "Abuse of Discretion" standard, and Cruz has failed to demonstrate that the BIA abused its discretion. 5 Cruz, a Nicaraguan national, entered the United States without inspection in 1984, and was immediately apprehended. The INS issued an order to show cause two days later, charging him with deportability under section 241(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. He was found…