Perfecto Agustin Matus-Salgado v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

46 F.3d 1143 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Perfecto Agustin MATUS-SALGADO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70326. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted: Jan. 25, 1995. * Decided: Feb. 1, 1995. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HALL and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Perfecto Agustin Matus-Salgado, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") dismissal of his appeal of the immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying his application for asylum. The BIA affirmed the IJ's findings that Matus-Salgado had not suffered previous persecution and a reasonable person in his circumstances would not fear future persecution. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a), and we deny Matus-Salgado's petition for review. 3 * Background 4 In 1993, the INS began deportation proceedings against Matus-Salgado for entering the United…