Jan Sikorski v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

990 F.2d 1260 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jan SIKORSKI, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70421. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 23, 1993. * Decided March 30, 1993. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, and FARRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jan Sikorski, a native and citizen of Poland, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) order affirming an immigrations judge's (IJ) decision finding him deportable as charged and denying his applications for asylum and withholding of deportation. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a), and we deny the petition for review. 1 3 * Standard of Review 4 We review for abuse of discretion the BIA's decision to grant or deny asylum under section 208(a). Berroteran-Melendez v. INS, 955 F.2d 1251, 1255 (9th Cir.1992). Factual findings underlying this decision, including whether the alien has proved a well…