Raynaud Castillo-Bendana v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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972 F.2d 1337·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 29897
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 20, 199289-70494California2,627 words

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972 F.2d 1337 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Raynaud CASTILLO-BENDANA, Petitioner, v. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 89-70494. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued April 9, 1991. Submission Withheld May 14, 1991. Submitted Jan. 15, 1992. Decided Aug. 20, 1992. 1 Before HUG and POOLE, Circuit Judges, and ATKINS, District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Petitioner Raynaud Castillo-Bendana petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming a decision of an Immigration Judge (IJ). The IJ denied Castillo-Bendana's applications for asylum and for withholding of deportation. Castillo-Bendana contends that the BIA incorrectly applied the test for determining whether an applicant has a "well-founded fear of persecution," as set forth in Cardoza-Fonseca v. INS, 480 U.S. 421 (1987), and that the BIA's decision that he is not eligible for asylum or withholding of deportation is not supported…

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