Jesus Manuel Salinas-sandoval, Petitioner, v. Immigration & Naturalization Service, Respondent, 54 F.3d 788 (10th Cir. 1995)

Jesus Manuel Salinas-Sandoval petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board). The Board dismissed petitioner's appeal of an immigration judge's decision ordering petitioner deported and denying petitioner's request for voluntary departure pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1254(e). We exercise jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. 1105a and affirm.

We will not summarize the facts, as the parties are familiar with them. Petitioner has been ordered deported for entering the United States without inspection, in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1251(a) (2) (now codified at 8 U.S.C. 1251(a) (1) (B)). He does not challenge the deportation order. Instead, he contests the denial of his request for voluntary departure in lieu of deportation. We review the denial of the discretionary relief of voluntary departure for an abuse of discretion. Becerra-Jimenez v. INS, 829 F.2d 996, 999 (10th Cir. 1987). We have reviewed petitioner's arguments and the administrative record. The Board gave careful consideration to the factors relevant to petitioner's request for voluntary departure. We cannot conclude that the Board abused its discretion in denying voluntary departure.

The petition for review is DENIED, and the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals is AFFIRMED.