Mauricio Jose Castro-Sotelo v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

57 F.3d 1076 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Mauricio Jose CASTRO-SOTELO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70637. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 6, 1995. * Decided June 8, 1995. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, No. Afc-icn-kpk. BIA PETITION DENIED. Before: O'SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Mauricio Jose Castro-Sotelo, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order affirming the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of Castro-Sotelo's request for a waiver of deportation under Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") section 212(c), 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1182 (c). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a, and we deny the petition. 3 In its opinion, the BIA determined that Castro-Sotelo's favorable equities, including his lengthy residence and his close family…