Antonio E. Nonesco v. Immigration & 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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Antonio E. NONESCO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 93-70482. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted: Jan. 12, 1995. * Decided: Jan. 17, 1995. 1 Before: CANBY and NOONAN, Circuit Judges, and King, ** District Judge 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Antonio Nonesco petitions this court for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) deportation order denying his application for asylum or withholding of deportation. We deny his petition. 4 We review the BIA's factual findings under the substantial evidence standard. Abedini v. United States I.N.S., 971 F.2d 188, 191 (9th Cir. 1992). We must uphold the BIA's decision that Nonesco did not qualify for asylum unless "the evidence presented was so compelling that no reasonable factfinder could fail to find the requisite fear of persecution." Acewicz v. United States I.N.S., 984 F.2d 1056 , 1061 (9th Cir. 1993). To qualify…