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Victor Manuel Fierro-leon, Petitioner, v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Respondent, 56 F.3d 71 (9th Cir. 1995) :: Justia
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Victor Manuel Fierro-leon, Petitioner, v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Respondent, 56 F.3d 71 (9th Cir. 1995)
US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - 56 F.3d 71 (9th Cir. 1995) Submitted May 16, 1995. *Decided May 19, 1995
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, INS No. A41-832-618.
In his petition to this court, Fierro-Leon contends that the BIA abused its discretion by ruling that: (1) the document the INS sought to introduce into evidence to establish his deportability was admissible; and (2) he was ineligible for voluntary departure. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a), and we deny the petition for review.
On April 26, 1991, the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS") issued Fierro-Leon an Order to Show Cause ("OSC"), charging him with being a deportable alien pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a) (1) (E) (i) for having knowingly encouraged, induced, assisted, abetted, or aided other aliens to enter or try to enter the United States in violation of law within five years of his own entry.
At a deportation hearing on July 1, 1992, the INS sought to introduce the "Record of Proceedings and Judgment" from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California in United States v. Fierro-Leon, No. 91-8267M. The judgment indicated that on April 8, 1991, Fierro-Leon pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting an alien's illegal entry, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 8 U.S.C. § 1325 (a misdemeanor), for which he received a sentence of two years' supervised release and a $2,000 fine.
When the BIA has exercised its authority to conduct a de novo review of the IJ's decision, our review is limited to the BIA's decision. See Shirazi-Parsa v. INS, 14 F.3d 1424, 1427 (9th Cir. 1994). Factual determinations underlying the BIA's order are reviewed under the "substantial evidence" standard. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 (1992); Shirazi-Parsa 14 F.3d at 1427; Abedini v. INS, 971 F.2d 188, 191 (9th Cir. 1992); 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a) (4). Substantial evidence is evidence that a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion. Abedini, 971 F.2d at 191.
The conviction, moreover, establishes his deportability under 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a) (1) (E) (i), and renders him statutorily ineligible for voluntary departure under 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101(f) (3) and 1182(a) (6) (E) (i). Accordingly, the BIA's ruling that Fierro-Leon's deportability was established by evidence that was clear, convincing, and unequivocal, as required, see Woodby v. INS, 385 U.S. 276, 286 (1966), and that he was statutorily ineligible for any form of relief from deportation, including voluntary departure, was supported by substantial evidence in the record. See Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. at 481 (1992); Shirazi-Parsa, 14 F.3d at 1427; Abedini, 971 F.2d at 191; 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a) (4).