Faris Shakri Al-alami, Petitioner, v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Respondent, 139 F.3d 903 (9th Cir. 1998)

MEMORANDUM^* 

The factual basis for deportation is not disputed by the petitioner. He entered the United States on a student visa and voluntarily withdrew from school. In December 1993, he was ordered to show cause why he should not be deported. His difficulty in obtaining counsel is also not disputed on the record.

We cannot say, after a careful review of the full record, that the Board abused its discretion in any respect. An alien has no constitutional right to counsel at a deportation proceeding. Ramirez v. INS, 550 F.2d 560, 563 (9th Cir. 1977). Al-Alami's statutory right to counsel under section 292 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act, see 8 U.S.C. § 1362, was not denied.

An immigration judge's denial of a continuance will not be overturned except on a showing of clear abuse of discretion. Rios-Berrios v. INS, 776 F.2d 859, 862 (9th Cir. 1985). Using his discretion and consistent with authority, the judge properly designated Kuwait, Al-Alami's place of birth, as the place of deportation.

The petition for review is denied.

AFFIRMED.