In what circumstances have we rejected a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in a deportation case?
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The following excerpt is from Thorsteinsson v. I.N.S., 724 F.2d 1365 (9th Cir. 1984):
In Rodriguez-Gonzalez v. INS, 640 F.2d 1139 (9th Cir.1981), we rejected a similar contention of ineffective assistance of counsel. There, the aliens' attorney voluntarily admitted facts sufficient to support their deportation, and focused his attention instead
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