Maria Hipolita Ulloa-Chavez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

41 F.3d 1514 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Maria Hipolita ULLOA-CHAVEZ, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 93-70675. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 3, 1994. Decided Nov. 10, 1994. Before: GOODWIN, O'SCANNLAIN, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Maria Hipolita Ulloa-Chavez petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decision denying her application for asylum and withholding of deportation. We affirm. 3 * In order to be eligible for asylum as a "refugee" under section 208(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1158 (a), an alien bears the burden of proving either past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution "on account of ... political opinion." 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101 (a)(42)(A); Rodriguez-Rivera v. INS, 848 F.2d 998, 1001 (9th Cir.1988). To demonstrate past persecution, an alien must articulate specific,…