Maurice Biang v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

24 F.3d 244 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Maurice BIANG, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70703. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 7, 1994. * Decided May 3, 1994. 1 Before: HUG, WIGGINS, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Maurice Biang appeals the denial of his application for voluntary departure by the Board of Immigration Appeals. We affirm the Board. 4 Biang entered this country on December 19, 1989 from Cameroon on a student visa. He failed to abide by the terms of the visa and was subject to deportation. On appeal he does not contest his deportability but challenges the exercise of discretion by the Immigration Judge, affirmed by the Board, denying him voluntary departure. The Board had evidence that Biang had entered two fraudulent marriages to United States citizens in order to prevent his being deported. That was sufficient basis for the decision not to grant him…