Carolina Almarez Lagua, A.K.A. Bernardita Ortega v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

82 F.3d 423 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Carolina Almarez LAGUA, a.k.a. Bernardita Ortega, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70301. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 26, 1996. * Decided April 1, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, WIGGINS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Carolina Almarez Lagua, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decision affirming the order of an immigration judge ("IJ") denying her application for voluntary departure under section 244(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1254 (e). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a) and deny the petition for review. 3 Because the BIA clearly incorporated the IJ's opinion, we review the IJ's decision. See Alaelua v. INS, 45 F.3d 1379, 1382 (9th Cir.1995). 4 We review a discretionary denial of voluntary departure for…