Ajax Guevara-Suazo v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

47 F.3d 1175 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ajax GUEVARA-SUAZO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 93-70746. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 14, 1995. Decided Feb. 24, 1995. Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals, No. Ajy-spl-vai. BIA PETITION DENIED. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG and FARRIS, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM 1 Guevara-Suazo petitions for review, challenging the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) dismissing his appeal from the immigration judge's denial of his request for asylum pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1158 (a) and withholding of deportation under to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1253 (h). He also challenges the denial of his request for voluntary departure under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1254 (e). We have jurisdiction provided by 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a). We deny the petition. 2 The Attorney General has discretion to grant asylum if the alien…