Mikolaj Bijan v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

990 F.2d 1255 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Mikolaj BIJAN, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70511. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 10, 1993. * Decided March 26, 1993. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, and FARRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Mikolaj Bijan, a native and citizen of Poland, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order affirming the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") decision finding Bijan deportable and denying Bijan's requests for asylum and withholding of deportation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a) and deny the petition for review. 3 * Standard of Review 4 We review the BIA's denial of asylum for abuse of discretion. Acewicz v. INS, No. 91-70257, slip op. 969, 978 (9th Cir. Feb. 4, 1993). We review the BIA's factual findings under the substantial evidence standard. Id.; see also INS v. Zacarias, 112 S.Ct. 812 ,…