Pedro Palomino-Macias v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

26 F.3d 131 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Pedro PALOMINO-MACIAS, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 93-70909. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 16, 1994. * Decided June 15, 1994. Before: CHOY, SKOPIL, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Pedro Palomino-Macias, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)'s denial of his application for registry and a waiver of inadmissibility under section 212(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1182 (h). Palomino-Macias contends that the BIA erred in finding that his deportation would not result in extreme hardship to his children, who are United States citizens. 3 We review Board determinations of "extreme hardship" for abuse of discretion. Hassan v. I.N.S., 927 F.2d 465, 467 (9th Cir.1991); Cerrilo-Perez v. I.N.S., 809 F.2d 1419, 1421 (9th Cir.1987). The Board must "state…