Sofia Rosario Bravo v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

78 F.3d 591 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Sofia Rosario BRAVO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70349. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 27, 1996. * Decided March 5, 1996. Before: PREGERSON, CANBY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Sofia Rosario Bravo, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming an immigration judge's ("IJ") denial of her application for suspension of deportation under 8 U.S.C. § 1254 (a)(1). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). We review for an abuse of discretion, see Alaelua v. INS, 45 F.3d 1379, 1382 (9th Cir.1995); Hassan v. INS, 927 F.2d 465, 467 (9th Cir.1991), and deny the petition. 3 Bravo contends that the BIA abused its discretion by failing to issue a reasoned opinion when it affirmed the IJ's decision that Bravo failed to establish…