Omar Morell-Acosta v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

86 F.3d 1162 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Omar MORELL-ACOSTA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70442. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 17, 1996. Decided May 31, 1996. Before: ALARCON, BEEZER and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Omar Morell-Acosta, a native and citizen of Cuba, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming the immigration judge's ("IJ") denial of his applications for waiver of deportation, asylum and withholding of deportation. He contends that the BIA failed to consider adequately and weigh properly the evidence supporting his applications for relief. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). We deny the petition. 3 * In 1980, along with approximately 125,000 other undocumented Cubans, Morell-Acosta came to the United States in the Mariel boatlift. Soon after arriving, he was released on…