Junice Rabe Grava v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

52 F.3d 333 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Junice Rabe GRAVA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70019. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 4, 1995. * Decided April 10, 1995. Before: BROWNING, SNEED, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Junice Rabe Grava petitions for review of the Board of Immigrations' (BIA) order upholding the Immigration Judge's (IJ) order of deportation. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a) and we deny the petition. 3 Grava first argues that we must remand because the BIA adopted the IJ's order and therefore did not make a reasoned decision. This argument is foreclosed by our decision in Alaelua v. INS, 45 F.3d 1379 (9th Cir.1995). When the BIA adopts the IJ's opinion, we review the IJ's decision. Id. at 1382 . 4 Grava next argues that she demonstrated the requisite level of persecution based on political opinion to qualify for asylum or…