Guillermo Romero-Vasquez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

77 F.3d 490 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Guillermo ROMERO-VASQUEZ, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70526. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 8, 1996. * Decided Feb. 12, 1996. 1 Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge, and BROWNING, ** District Judge. MEMORANDUM 2 Romero-Vasquez petitions for review of the ruling of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) that he is deportable and ineligible for relief under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act). The Board has jurisdiction pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 3.1 (b)(2) (1995). We have jurisdiction over this timely application pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105 (a). We deny the petition. 3 We review the Board's determinations of purely legal questions de novo. Ghaly v. INS, 58 F.3d 1425, 1429 (9th Cir.1995). The Board's interpretation and application of the immigration laws are given deference. Id. 4…