Teresita B. Alcantara v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service

988 F.2d 117 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Teresita B. ALCANTARA, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70286. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 11, 1993. * Decided Feb. 22, 1993. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, INS No. Avn-kmg-zxt. BIA PETITION DENIED. Before GOODWIN, SCHROEDER and CANBY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Teresita B. Alcantara, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") dismissal of her appeal from the immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying her application for asylum and withholding of deportation pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 (a) and 1253(h). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a), and we deny the petition. 3 * Background 4 Alcantara entered the United States as a nonimmigrant visitor on May 5, 1988 and was authorized to remain…