Masrob Badros Krikorian v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

17 F.3d 395 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Masrob Badros KRIKORIAN, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70554. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 1, 1994. * Decided Feb. 9, 1994. Before: SNEED, THOMPSON and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 2 Masrob Badros Krikorian appeals the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) upholding the immigration judge's (IJ) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of deportation under 8 U.S.C. Secs. 1158 (a) and 1253(h). We affirm. DISCUSSION 3 The BIA determined that Krikorian was statutorily ineligible for asylum and withholding of deportation because he failed to present objective evidence that he would face persecution based on his nationality, religion, social group membership or political opinion if returned to Iraq, his native country. We must uphold the BIA's factual findings if "supported by reasonable,…