Cesar Augusto Flores-Vargas v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

67 F.3d 306 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Cesar Augusto FLORES-VARGAS, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70142. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 18, 1995. * Decided Sept. 22, 1995. Before: GOODWIN, WIGGINS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Cesar Augusto Flores-Vargas, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming an Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of Flores-Vargas' request for asylum and withholding of deportation under sections 208(a) and 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. Secs. 1158 (a), 1253(h). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105 (a) and deny the petition for review. 3 We review for abuse of discretion the BIA's denial of asylum, Abedini v. INS, 971 F.2d 188, 191 (9th Cir.1992), and for substantial evidence the decision to deny withholding of…