Alejandro Sosa-Benitez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

96 F.3d 1451 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Alejandro SOSA-BENITEZ, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70229. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 9, 1996. Decided Aug. 29, 1996. 1 Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, No. Atq-dhq-xcf. 2 B.I.A. 3 REVIEW DENIED. 4 Before: REINHARDT and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and COYLE, District Judge. * 5 MEMORANDUM ** 6 Petitioner, Alejandro Sosa-Benitez, seeks review from the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of his application for suspension of deportation. The Board clearly adopted the Immigration Judge's opinion in denying Sosa's application. See CAR 2 (affirming the IJ's decision "based upon and for the reasons set forth in that decision"). Accordingly, we review the decision of the Immigration Judge for an abuse of discretion. Alaelua v. INS, 45 F.3d 1379, 1382 (9th Cir.1995) (reviewing Board's decision where…