Leobardo Alarcon-Duarte, AKA Leobardo Alarcon v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

87 F.3d 1317 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Leobardo ALARCON-DUARTE, aka Leobardo Alarcon, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70452. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 10, 1996. * Decided June 19, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, PREGERSON and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 ORDER ** 2 We dismiss this appeal for want of a case or controversy. Effective May 31, 1995, the I.N.S. need not terminate an alien's temporary residency prior to commencing deportation proceedings if the ground for deportation is a conviction for a drug related crime. 60 Fed.Reg. 21,040 (1995) (to be codified at 8 C.F.R. § 245a.2(u)(2)(ii)). Temporary residence status terminates automatically upon issuance of the order of deportation. Id. While this provision was not in effect at the time of Alarcon-Duarte's deportation hearing, it would apply to his case upon remand from this court. Absent the ability to impose an effective…