Jong Tae Ahn v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

86 F.3d 1161 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jong Tae AHN, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70690. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 8, 1996. * Decided May 29, 1996. Before: HALL, O'SCANNLAIN, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Petitioner, Jong Tae Ahn, argues that the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") was required to articulate specific detailed reasons for denying his petition, instead of just incorporating the immigration judge's opinion by reference. Petitioner's argument cannot be reconciled with our holding in Alaelua v. INS, 45 F.3d 1379, 1381-82 (9th Cir.1995). 3 Ahn also argues that the BIA abused its discretion by giving too much weight to some negative factors or absence of positive factors in denying him discretionary relief under 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (c). We review the denial of such relief for abuse of discretion. Vargas v. INS, 831 F.2d 906, 908 (9th…