Karnail Singh Virk v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

29 F.3d 637 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Karnail Singh VIRK, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70824. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 11, 1994. * Decided July 18, 1994. Before: GOODWIN, D.W. NELSON, and HALL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Karnail Singh Virk ("Virk"), a citizen of India, petitions for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA"), ordering him deported to India and denying him voluntary departure. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a), and we deny the petition for review. 3 After conducting a de novo review of the record and making independent determinations of fact, the BIA concluded that clear, unequivocal and convincing evidence showed that Virk had entered into a fraudulent marriage to obtain permanent resident status, making him deportable under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 (a)(1). The BIA relied heavily on the testimony of Virk's…