Lech Auriga v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service

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990 F.2d 1255·1993 WL 79509·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 14012
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 22, 199391-70759California1,534 words

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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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Lech AURIGA, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 91-70759. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 10, 1993. * Decided March 22, 1993. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, and FARRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Lech Auriga, a native and citizen of Poland, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) dismissal of his appeal of the immigration judge's (IJ) decision denying his applications for asylum and withholding of deportation and finding him deportable as charged. Auriga sought relief from deportation based on his membership and participation in Solidarity and the Independent Student Union. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a), and we 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,…

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