Jose Gonzalo Vivas-Robelo v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

50 F.3d 18 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jose Gonzalo VIVAS-ROBELO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 93-70674. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 14, 1995. * Decided March 1, 1995. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG and FARRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jose Gonzalo Vivas-Robelo petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of his request for relief from deportation. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105 (a). We deny the petition. I. Background 3 Vivas-Robelo is a native and citizen of Nicaragua who fled his country to escape persecution by the Sandanista regime. He came to the United States by obtaining a valid visa, and entered the country on June 27, 1980, as a representative of the foreign media. 4 On October 28, 1982, the INS commenced deportation proceedings against Vivas-Robelo by issuing an order to show cause. The INS lodged an additional charge of…