Alejandro De Ulloa-Meraz v. Immigration & 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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Alejandro De ULLOA-MERAZ, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70446. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 8, 1996. * Decided Feb. 13, 1996. Before: POOLE, WIGGINS and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Alejandro Ulloa-Meraz (Ulloa), a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision dismissing his appeal from the Immigration Judge's (IJ) denial of his application for discretionary relief from deportation under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (c). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a), and we deny the petition. 3 Section 212(c) permits the Attorney General to grant discretionary relief from deportation to lawful permanent residents. See 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (c), Tapia-Acuna v. INS, 640 F.2d 223, 225 (9th Cir.1981). In…