Saldana v. I.N.S.
| Decision Date | 28 March 1986 |
| Docket Number | 84-7549,Nos. 84-7118,s. 84-7118 |
| Citation | 785 F.2d 650 |
| Parties | Herman SALDANA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. . Filed |
| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit |
Heriberto Gonzales, Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioner.
Dzintra Janavs, Los Angeles, Cal., for respondent.
Before GOODWIN, FLETCHER and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges.
On page 826 of 762 F.2d, under A. Standard of Review delete the following:
Motions to reopen and motions to reconsider are not substitutes for hearings. The function of the BIA in dealing with these motions is not to determine whether the alien is eligible for relief under section 1254(a)(1). Rather, the BIA merely must determine whether the alien has set forth a prima facie showing that the deportation will result in extreme hardship. See Reyes v. INS, 673 F.2d 1087, 1089 (9th Cir.1982); Hamid v. INS, 648 F.2d 635, 636 (9th Cir.1981).
On page 827, 6 lines above B. Merits, change "Reyes, 673 F.2d at 1089" to "Reyes v. INS, 673 F.2d 1087, 1089 (9th Cir.1982)".
On page 827, at the end of the 1st full paragraph following B. Merits, add a footnote which will become footnote 1 and will read:
This holding is not inconsistent with INS v. Wang, 450 U.S. 139 (1980), because it merely requires that the BIA consider all the relevant evidence before making its determination of extreme hardship. Moreover, the instant case can be distinguished from Wang in two ways. First, in Wang, the Supreme Court expressly noted that the BIA had "considered the facts alleged." Wang, 450 U.S. at 144. Therefore, the Court was not faced with the issue whether the BIA abuses its discretion when it fails to consider all the evidence. Second, the allegations in Wang contained nothing to indicate that it was a "particularly unusual case." Id. at 145. Whereas, the recent violent death of the first husband and father of Saldana's new wife and step-children presents a unique situation. Nor is the holding in conflict with INS v. Rios-Pineda, --- U.S. ----, 105 S.Ct. 2098, 2103 (1985). We do not attempt to impose any particular definition of hardship on the BIA and, therefore, do not encroach on the Attorney General's authority.
On page 827, 2nd col., change the call for footnote 1 to footnote 2.
On page 829 in the penultimate paragraph of this opinion, delete: ...
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