Edwin Dennis Lao Ponce v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

34 F.3d 1073 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Edwin Dennis Lao PONCE, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 93-70174. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 11, 1994. * Decided Aug. 25, 1994. Before: NORRIS, THOMPSON, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Edwin Dennis Lao Ponce seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' affirmance of the Immigration Judge's denial of his application for asylum and withholding of deportation. We deny the petition for review. 3 * Ponce argues that the BIA's decision violates his due process rights and deprives this court of meaningful review because the BIA's opinion is boilerplate and thus fails to adequately outline the BIA's reasoning and discuss the individual factors involved in his asylum application. Petitioner's Br. at 6-14. We disagree. 4 Although the BIA is required to explicitly consider all relevant facts and clearly set forth the rationale for…