Avo Minas Jolfa v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

76 F.3d 386 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Avo Minas JOLFA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70424. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 7, 1996. * Decided Feb. 9, 1996. Before: POOLE, WIGGINS, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Avo Minas Jolfa, a native and citizen of Iran, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' dismissal of his appeal from an immigration judge's decision finding him deportable (as charged) for having been convicted of a controlled substance violation ( 8 U.S.C. § 1251 (a)(2)(B)(i)) and an aggravated felony ( 8 U.S.C. § 1251 (a)(2)(A)(iii)) and finding his application for withholding of deportation barred by 8 U.S.C. § 1253 (h)(2)(B). We have jurisdiction, 8 U.S.C. § 1105a, and we deny the petition for review. 3 * Jolfa contests the BIA's conclusion that, since Jolfa has been convicted of a particularly serious crime, his…