Jiang Ru Liang v. Ashcroft

MEMORANDUM ***

Petitioner Jiang Ru Liang (“Liang”) appeals the denial of her petition to reopen deportation proceedings by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). Jiang asserts that the in absentia order of deportation issued against her must be reopened based on the failure of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) to properly notify her of her pending deportation proceeding, and the erroneous finding of deportability by the immigration judge (“U”).

The panel has jurisdiction over the BIA’s order affirming the decision of the IJ pursuant to section 106(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a) (1995) (repealed), as modified by the transitional rules set forth in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (“IIRI *856 RA”), Pub.L. No. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009 (1996).

Since the facts are known to the interested parties, they are repeated here only as necessary. We deny the petition.

Liang argues that the INS failed to provide her with adequate notice of her pending deportation hearing because it sent notification to an address provided by her father-in-law, rather than one that she provided directly. Pursuant…