Vitalis Amaefule Ugwoeznuonu v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

66 F.3d 337 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Vitalis Amaefule UGWOEZNUONU, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 93-70822. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 15, 1995. Decided July 14, 1995. Before: NORRIS, WIGGINS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Vitalis Amaefule Ugwoeznuonu, a native and citizen of Nigeria, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision finding him deportable as a nonimmigrant who remained longer than permitted ( 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 (a)(2)) and denying his application for voluntary departure ( 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1254 (e)). 3 The Immigration Judge ("IJ") found that Ugwoeznuonu had married to obtain immigration benefits and, on that basis, denied Ugwoeznuonu's application for voluntary departure. On petition for review, the BIA noted that the IJ's decision was "amply supported by the record" and that it "accordingly affirm[ed]" the IJ's…