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USCA1 Opinion

	

          March 6, 1996         [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]

                            United States Court of Appeals
                                For the First Circuit

                                 ____________________

        No. 95-2048

                JESUS A. HERNANDEZ, a/k/a Tereso Jesus Herndez-Aviles,

                                     Petitioner,

                                          v.

                       IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE,

                                     Respondent.

                                 ____________________

                          ON PETITION FOR REVIEW OF AN ORDER

                        OF THE BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS

                                 ____________________

                                        Before

                                Torruella, Chief Judge,
                                           ___________
                            Cyr and Stahl, Circuit Judges.
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            Raymond E. Gillespie on brief for petitioner.
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            Frank  W.  Hunger,  Assistant  Attorney General,  Civil  Division,
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        Richard  M. Evans, Assistant Director,  and Lorri L. Shealy, Attorney,
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        U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, on brief for respondent.

                                 ____________________

                                 ____________________

                 Per Curiam.   Petitioner seeks  review of  the Board  of
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            Immigration Appeals'  (Board) denial of his  motion to reopen

            deportation  proceedings.   We  have carefully  reviewed  the

            record and petitioner's arguments.  

                 We will not  direct the Board to  reopen the proceedings

            to consider petitioner's new  evidence.  Petitioner failed to

            meet the basic requirement  that he present material evidence

            that  was not available and could not have been discovered or

            presented  at   the  former  hearing.     8  C.F.R.      3.2.

            Petitioner's evidence  was available to  him and discoverable

            by him at the time of the hearing.  

                 Petitioner  also failed  to present  a prima  facie case

            showing  that he  is presently entitled  to an  adjustment of

            status.   Accordingly, the Board properly  declined to remand

            the  proceedings to  allow  petitioner to  apply for  such an

            adjustment.  I.N.S. v. Doherty, 502 U.S. 314, 323 (1992). 
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                 The Board  adequately explained its  reasons for denying

            discretionary  relief, and  we perceive  no basis  to disturb

            that  decision.  Williams v. I.N.S., 773  F.2d 8, 9 (1st Cir.
                             ________    ______

            1985).

                 The  petition for  judicial  review is  denied.   Loc.R.
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            27.1.

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