Alemitu Gebregiorgis v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

15 F.3d 1085 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Alemitu GEBREGIORGIS, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. Nos. 92-70362, 92-70670. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 15, 1993. Decided Jan. 12, 1994. Before: BROWNING, NORRIS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Alemitu Gebregiorgis appeals the Board of Immigration Appeal's ("BIA") order dismissing her appeal of an Immigration Judge's ("IJ") decision denying her asylum and withholding of deportation. She also appeals the BIA's denial of her motion to reopen the case. We affirm. 3 * Alemitu Gebregiorgis is an Ethiopian citizen and Jehovah's Witness. She lived in Ethiopia until 1987, working as a teacher and then for the Ministry of Education. From her retirement in 1986 until her departure from Ethiopia, Gebregiorgis received a government pension. 4 Since 1972, Gebregiorgis has been a Jehovah's Witness, a religion banned by the…