Jose Norberto Salazar-Uriarte v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

85 F.3d 637 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jose Norberto SALAZAR-URIARTE, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70626. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 8, 1996. * Decided May 14, 1996. Before: GIBSON, ** NOONAN and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Jose Norberto Salazar-Uriarte appeals from the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) refusal to grant him discretionary relief from deportation under section 212(c), 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (c). Salazar-Uriarte was found deportable after his conviction for possession of cocaine for distribution. The BIA determined that, although Salazar-Uriarte demonstrated outstanding equities in favor of discretionary relief, relief was not warranted due to the seriousness of his crimes, his minimal showing of rehabilitation, and the unlikelihood he or his family would suffer unusual hardship if he were deported. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. §…