Arturo Oscar Lewin v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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87 F.3d 1320·1996 WL 335359·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 31570
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 17, 199694-70867California1,079 words

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87 F.3d 1320 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Arturo Oscar LEWIN, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70867. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 4, 1996. * Decided June 17, 1996. Before: FARRIS, FERNANDEZ and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** INTRODUCTION 2 Arturo Oscar Lewin, a native and citizen of Chile, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) reversing the decision of an Immigration Judge (IJ) which granted Lewin's request for a discretionary waiver of deportation under Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (c). Lewin was found deportable under 8 U.S.C. § 1251 (a)(11) for having been convicted of a drug offense. We deny the petition for review. JURISDICTION 3 On April 24, 1996, Congress enacted the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214.…

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