Angelina Mapalad Ercia v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

26 F.3d 130 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Angelina Mapalad ERCIA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70808. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 9, 1994. * Decided June 13, 1994. Before: D.W. NELSON, BEEZER, and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Angelina Mapalad Ercia ("Petitioner") petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA" or "Board") that denied her request to reopen the deportation proceedings against her for the purpose of permitting her to file an application for asylum and withholding of deportation. For the reasons stated below, we deny the petition for review. I. Factual and Procedural Background 3 Petitioner is a native and citizen of the Philippines. She entered the United States on a nonimmigrant visa in June 1983. On September 7, 1984, the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS") issued an Order to Show Cause. The INS contended…