Raghunandan Khaknu v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

21 F.3d 1113 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Raghunandan KHAKNU, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 93-70458. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 8, 1994. Decided April 5, 1994. Before: POOLE, BEEZER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 The parties are familiar with the facts so we need not state them here. DISCUSSION 3 This court reviews the BIA's denial of asylum for abuse of discretion. Acewicz v. INS, 984 F.2d 1056, 1061 (9th Cir.1993). The BIA's underlying factual determinations are reviewed under the substantial evidence test, id., see also 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a)(4), as is the BIA's determination that an alien has failed to prove a well-founded fear of persecution. Sanchez-Trujillo v. INS, 801 F.2d 1571, 1578 (9th Cir.1986). Substantial evidence supporting the BIA determination exists unless the evidence presented was so compelling that no reasonable fact-finder…