Nestor Onofre Guevara-Murillo v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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985 F.2d 572·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 8545
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 4, 199391-70089California1,298 words

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985 F.2d 572 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Nestor Onofre GUEVARA-MURILLO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 91-70089. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 15, 1993. * Decided Feb. 4, 1993. 1 Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, INS No. Aez-bdw-oqu. BIA 2 PETITION GRANTED. 3 Before ALDISERT, ** GOODWIN and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges 4 MEMORANDUM *** 5 Nestor Onofre Guevara-Murillo, a citizen of Nicaragua, applied for asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (a) and withholding of deportation under 8 U.S.C. § 1253 (h). The immigration judge denied his requests. On appeal the Board of Immigration Appeals ("the Board" or "BIA") took administrative notice of the fact that the Sandinistas had been voted out of power, reasoning that Guevara-Murillo no longer had a well-founded fear of persecution in Nicaragua. It denied his application based solely on the notice taken, and…

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