Stoyan Popov 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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Stoyan POPOV, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70437. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 10, 1993. * Decided Jan. 11, 1994. 1 Before: FLETCHER, PREGERSON and RYMER, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Petitioner Stoyan Popov petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA's) denial of asylum. We affirm, but stay the mandate for ninety (90) days to allow Popov to petition for reopening before the BIA. 4 Popov is a native and a citizen of Bulgaria. On January 4, 1990, he entered the United States, from Canada, at Buffalo, New York. He was apprehended by an officer and detained by immigration authorities. The government initiated deportation proceedings by issuing an Order to Show Cause. After four days, Popov was released. He travelled to Los Angeles, where his deportation hearing began on August 8, 1991. 5 Popov appeared before an…