Rafael Raquel Rola v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

56 F.3d 73 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Rafael Raquel ROLA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70034. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 2, 1995. * Decided May 5, 1995. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, INS No. Aez-eme-wdz. BIA PETITION DENIED. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Rafael Raquel Rola, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) decision denying his applications for asylum and withholding of deportation. Rola, a former military officer, contends that he established a well-founded fear of persecution on account of political opinion because of death threats from the New People's Army (NPA), the armed Communist opposition to the Filipino government. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a), and we deny the petition for review. 3…