Jorge Rodriguez-Alcantara v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

65 F.3d 175 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jorge RODRIGUEZ-ALCANTARA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70465. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 17, 1995. * Decided Aug. 21, 1995. 1 Before: D.W. NELSON, T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges and KING ** , District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** OVERVIEW 3 Petitioner Jorge Rodriguez-Alcantara ("Rodriguez") petitions for review of the refusal by the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") to grant asylum pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1158 (a) and to grant withholding of deportation pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1253 (h)(1). Rodriguez argues that the BIA erred by finding that he did not establish a well-founded fear of persecution in Peru on the basis of his political opinion. Rodriguez further contends that the BIA erred by refusing to remand the matter for rehearing because the court interpreter's misconduct prevented him from receiving a fair hearing. We have…