Mohamed Sharif Baraasi v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

34 F.3d 1071 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Mohamed Sharif BARAASI, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70764. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 9, 1994. * Decided Aug. 26, 1994. Before: BROWNING, KOZINSKI, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 The core of the opinion of the Board of Immigration Appeals (the Board) is as follows: 3 The heart of this respondent's claim is that he participated in training in Sudan for the raid against Qadhafi's headquarters in 1984 and that his involvement is known to Libya authorities because some of those who participated in the raid and were captured could have disclosed his participation in anti-Qadhafi activities. There is no proof that this is the case. Even assuming the truth of the respondent's testimony, his fear is based on conjecture (Tr. at 29-30, 48). This is not necessarily fatal to an asylum claim as an asylum applicant need only…