Julio Cesar Nunez-Potoy v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

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24 F.3d 248·1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 18832
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 13, 199493-70622California350 words

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24 F.3d 248 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Julio Cesar NUNEZ-POTOY, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 93-70622. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 9, 1994. * Decided May 13, 1994. Before: NOONAN, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and EZRA, ** District Judge. MEMORANDUM *** Julio Cesar Nunez-Potoy, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, entered the United States without inspection on August 22, 1988. Ordered to show cause why he was not deportable, he conceded deportability but requested asylum. The Immigration Judge denied his request but granted voluntary departure. Nunez-Potoy appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals. The Board dismissed the appeal, finding that under 8 U.S.C. Secs. 1158 (a) and 1253(h), Nunez-Potoy had not expressed a political opinion and that, further, any harm to him would not be based on imputed political opinion. Nunez-Potoy fails to show that he or his parents were…

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