Oscar Alfredo Abanto, Petitioner, v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Respondent, 125 F.3d 857 (9th Cir. 1997)

MEMORANDUM^* 

Oscar Alfredo Abanto, a native and citizen of Peru, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming the Immigration Judge's denial of his request for suspension of deportation under 8 U.S.C. § 1254(a) (1). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a), and we deny the petition.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion when it determined that Abanto failed to show that deportation would result in extreme hardship to himself. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254(a) (1); Hassan v. INS, 927 F.2d 465, 467-68 (9th Cir. 1991). The BIA considered the economic and emotional consequences that deportation would have on Abanto, but found that the evidence failed to support a finding of extreme hardship. See id. at 468 (finding separation from family not beyond that normally expected is not conclusive of extreme hardship); Ramirez-Gonzalez v. INS, 695 F.2d 1208, 1211 (9th Cir. 1983) (finding petitioner's testimony and unsupported allegations insufficient to establish that petitioner would not be able to find a job if deported).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.