Estabillo
Estabillo v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Petitioners Albert M. Estabillo and his wife Agnes Estabillo-Ruiz petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) final order of deportation, finding them excludable from the United States because they did not possess valid immigrant visas and labor certifications following the expiration of their status as parolees. See Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) § 212(a)(5)(A)® (labor certification); id. § 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) (immigrant visa). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a), as amended by section 309(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (“IIRIRA”). See Avetova-Elisseva v. INS, 213 F.3d 1192 , 1195 n. 4 (9th Cir.2000). This case is governed by the transitional rules of IIRIRA. See Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.1997). We deny the petition for review.
The petitioners were paroled into the United States pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (d)(5)(A). They resided in the United States for several years, during which time their parolee status periodically expired and was renewed. After approximately six years, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) notified them that their parole status…