Michal Antoni Strychalski 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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Michal Antoni STRYCHALSKI, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70149. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 23, 1993. * Decided March 31, 1993. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge,and FARRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Michal Antoni Strychalski, a native and citizen of Poland, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) decision dismissing his appeal of an immigration judge's (IJ) decision denying his applications for asylum and withholding of deportation and finding him deportable as charged. 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, 974 (9th Cir. Feb. 4, 1993). We review the BIA's factual findings under the substantial evidence standard. Id.…