Carlos Alfonso Salas v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

15 F.3d 1089 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Carlos Alfonso SALAS, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70488. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 2, 1994. * Decided Feb. 7, 1994. Before: SNEED, THOMPSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Carlos Alfonso Salas, a native and citizen of Peru, petitions for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), affirming the Immigration Judge's (IJ's) decision denying Salas's request for asylum pursuant to Sec. 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA or Act), 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1158 , and for withholding of deportation pursuant to Sec. 243(h) of the Act, id. Sec. 1253(h). 1 The IJ, whose reasoning the BIA adopted, determined that Salas failed to demonstrate the "well-founded fear" of persecution that is a prerequisite for asylum eligibility and, a fortiori, failed to merit withholding of deportation. We have jurisdiction,…