Zbigniew Iwan v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service

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990 F.2d 1258·1993 WL 84980·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 13883
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 25, 199391-70592California1,620 words

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990 F.2d 1258 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Zbigniew IWAN, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 91-70592. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 10, 1993. * Decided March 25, 1993. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, and FARRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Zbigniew Iwan, 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 Iwan deportable and denying Iwan's requests for asylum and withholding of deportation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). We deny the petition for review. 3 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 test. Id. We review de novo the BIA's determinations on questions…

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