Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 26, 2001, No. 99-71001; INS No. A70-956-167 (Leon v. Immigration & Naturalization Service)

MEMORANDUM2

Graciela Leon, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of a final decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing her appeal of an immigration judge’s denial of her application for suspension of deportation. Pursuant to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (“IIRIRA”), the transitional rules apply, see Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.