Kulbir Singh Randhawa v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

15 F.3d 1088 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Kulbir Singh RANDHAWA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70622. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 17, 1993. * Decided Jan. 24, 1994. Before: POOLE, BEEZER, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Although a different conclusion could have been reached by the BIA, there was substantial evidence on the whole record to support the BIA's decision, so we must deny the petition for review. 3 The petition for review must be determined "solely upon the administrative record," 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a)(4), so we cannot consider the newspaper clippings attached to petitioner's appellate brief. The Attorney General's findings of fact are conclusive "if supported by reasonable, substantial, and probative evidence on the record considered as a whole." 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a)(4). We cannot review the evidence de novo, but must defer to the findings of the…