Ahmad Zomer-Maher, A.K.A. Ahmad Abed Maher v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

87 F.3d 1326 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ahmad ZOMER-MAHER, a.k.a. Ahmad Abed Maher, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70788. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 11, 1996. * Decided June 19, 1996. Before: CANBY, NOONAN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Ahmad Zomer-Maher, a native of Gaza, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") ordering him deported to Jordan. In his petition for review, he challenges the decision of the immigration judge ("IJ") to deny his request for a continuance of his deportation hearing. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a) and grant the petition for review. 3 * Background 4 On May 24, 1986, Ahmad Zomer-Maher, who was born in Gaza and raised in the United Arab Emirates, entered the United States as a non-immigrant student with authorization to remain in the United States for a specified period…