Ivan Gonzalez-Bustamante 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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ivan GONZALEZ-BUSTAMANTE, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70070. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 18, 1995. * Decided Sept. 29, 1995. Before: BROWNING, GOODWIN, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Ivan Gonzalez-Bustamante, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decision affirming the decision of the immigration judge (IJ), denying his application 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) and 1253(h). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a), and we deny the petition. 3 We review the BIA's denial of asylum for abuse of discretion. See Berroteran-Melendez v. INS, 955 F.2d 1251, 1255 (9th Cir.1992). We review the BIA's denial of withholding of deportation and…