Michael Babatunde Ajayi v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

97 F.3d 1458 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Michael Babatunde AJAYI, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70625. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 20, 1996. * Decided Sept. 25, 1996. Petition to Review a Decision of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, No. Asu-yqb-ivp. B.I.A. REVIEW DENIED. Before: BEEZER and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges, and GONZALEZ, District Judge. ** MEMORANDUM *** Michael Babatunde Ajayi, a native and citizen of Nigeria, seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) denial of his motion to reopen deportation proceedings to consider his application for suspension of deportation under section 244(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1254 (a). The BIA determined that Ajayi was not statutorily eligible for suspension, and that he did not warrant relief in the exercise of discretion. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §…