Alonso

MEMORANDUM *

Leonarda Alonso petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying her application for suspension of deportation on the ground that she lacked good moral character pursuant to former Immigration and Nationality Act section 244(a)(1). 8 U.S.C. § 1254 (a)(1) (1994), repealed by Pub.L. No. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009-546, 615 (Sept. 30, 1996) *908 (codified at 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b) (2000 & Supp.2004)). In denying Alonso’s application, the BIA affirmed the Immigration Judge in a reasoned decision and held that: “We find no error in the Immigration Judge’s determination that a police clearance was necessary to establish the respondent’s good moral character.... See 8 C.F.R. § 103.2 (a)(1).” Section 103.2(a)(1) and the application for suspension of deportation instructions explicitly incorporated into that section’s provisions recommend, but do not require, that a petitioner submit police clearances in support of his or her claim to good moral character. 8 C.F.R. § 103.2 (a)(1) (2004); United States Dep’t of Justice, Form EOIR-40, Application for Suspension of Deportation. Alonso contends that the BIA erred in finding that she lacked good moral…