Gustavo Adolfo Borja-Moran v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

891 F.2d 294 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gustavo Adolfo BORJA-MORAN, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 88-7117. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Dec. 6, 1989. Before CHOY, ALARCON and CANBY, Circuit Judges: 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Gustavo Borja-Moran seeks review of an order by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The BIA affirmed the Immigration Judge's (IJ) decision to deny asylum and withholding of deportation. Borja-Moran argues that the BIA did not use the correct legal standard to determine his asylum claim and that it lacked substantial evidence to support its finding that Borja-Moran did not have a well-founded fear of persecution. We disagree and affirm. 3 Borja-Moran, a citizen of El Salvador, entered the U.S. without inspection on January 29, 1983. In 1984, the INS began deportation proceedings. Borja-Moran admitted deportability and requested political asylum and withholding of deportation.…