Moreno

Moreno v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

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13 F. App'x 689
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 12, 2001No. 00-70329; INS No. A73-942-015California562 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

OVERVIEW

Efrain Moreno, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision sustaining the Immigration and Naturalization Service’s (INS) appeal from the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) grant of suspen *690 sion of deportation under 8 U.S.C. § 1254 (a)(1) (1994). The BIA concluded that Moreno was not eligible for a suspension of deportation because he had arranged for his family to enter the United States illegally within the past seven years and, therefore, could not qualify as being of good moral character under 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (f)(3) (1994). The BIA remanded to the IJ for a decision on whether Moreno qualifies for voluntary departure. We have jurisdiction and we deny the petition.

I. Jurisdiction

Under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a) (1994), this Court has jurisdiction to review “final orders of deportation.” In Castrejon-Garcia v. INS, the BIA reversed a grant of suspension of deportation by the IJ and remanded the ease for “a determination of voluntary departure in lieu of deportation.” 60 F.3d 1359, 1361 (9th Cir.1995). Castrejon-Garcia petitioned this Court for review of the BIA decision and we exercised jurisdiction,…

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