Dikran Sarkis Berberian v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

29 F.3d 630 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Dikran Sarkis BERBERIAN, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70252. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 1, 1993. Decided July 12, 1994. 1 Before BRUNETTI, KOZINSKI, and BOGGS, * Circuit Judges. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Dikran Sarkis Berberian, a native and citizen of Lebanon, petitions this court to review the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") denial of his application for asylum. We deny the petition. 4 * We review the BIA's factual findings for substantial evidence and the ultimate denial of asylum for abuse of discretion. Berroteran-Melendez v. INS, 955 F.2d 1251, 1255 (9th Cir.1992); Sanchez-Trujillo v. INS, 801 F.2d 1571, 1578 (9th Cir.1986). 5 In declining to exercise its discretion to grant Berberian's application, the BIA reversed the decision of the Immigration Judge ("IJ"). The BIA conducts a de novo review of the record and may…