Abimael Perez-Santiago v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

15 F.3d 1088 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Abimael PEREZ-SANTIAGO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 93-70485. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1993. * Decided Dec. 20, 1993. Before: SNEED, NOONAN, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Abimael Perez-Santiago, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decision affirming the immigration judge's ("IJ") denial of Perez-Santiago's application for discretionary relief from deportation under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1182 (c). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a) and deny the petition for review. 3 Perez-Santiago entered the United States in 1975 at the age of 9 years and became a lawful permanent resident in 1976. His immediate family resides in the United States: one sibling is a United States citizen, and his mother and five…