Manual Alvarez-Corral v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

26 F.3d 129 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Manual ALVAREZ-CORRAL, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70819. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 9, 1994. * Decided June 13, 1994. Before: D.W. NELSON, BEEZER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Alvarez-Corral contends the BIA abused its discretion in denying his relief from deportation pursuant to section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act because it didn't give adequate weight to his positive factors. Because the BIA engaged in a de novo review of the IJ's determinations, 1 we review the BIA's decision for abuse of discretion. See Yepes-Prado v. INS, 10 F.3d 1363, 1366 (9th Cir.1993). 3 Petitioner was rendered eligible for deportation because he was convicted of a serious crime--transporting 14.25 grams of heroin. See 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 (a)(2)(B)(i). The Board considered the impact of deportation on petitioner's family,…