Antonio Ruiz-Macias v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

89 F.3d 846 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Antonio RUIZ-MACIAS, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70603. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 12, 1996. Decided May 2, 1996. 1 Before: SCHROEDER and LEAVY, Circuit Judges and TRIMBLE, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Petitioner Antonio Ruiz-Macias seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") denial of his application for suspension of deportation under 8 U.S.C. § 1254 (a)(1). We deny his petition for review. I. 4 Under 8 U.S.C. § 1254 (a)(1), the Attorney General may, in her discretion, suspend deportation and adjust the status of an otherwise deportable alien who (1) has been physically present in the U.S. for at least seven years; (2) is a person of good moral character; and (3) is "a person whose deportation would, in the opinion of the Attorney General, result in extreme hardship to the alien, or to his…