Augustine N. Okeke v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

104 F.3d 365 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Augustine N. Okeke, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 96-70092. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 16, 1996. * Decided Dec. 20, 1996. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, INS No. Adx-ycf-dps. BIA REVIEW DENIED. Before: SNEED, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Augustine N. Okeke, a native and citizen of Nigeria petitions pro se for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming the Immigration Judge's (IJ) decision finding him deportable as an alien excludable at the time of entry on the basis of abandonment of his lawful permanent resident status pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1251 (a)(1). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a) and we deny the petition. 3 Because the BIA's conclusion about an alien's intent is essentially factual, we review this finding…