Erkabwa Kifle v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

67 F.3d 307 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Erkabwa KIFLE, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70229. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 14, 1995. * Decided Sept. 21, 1995. 1 Before: KOZINSKI and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges, and SILVER, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Erkabwa Kifle, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of her application for asylum and withholding of deportation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a) and deny the petition for review. 4 To qualify for asylum, an alien must demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. 8 U.S.C. Secs. 1158 , 1101(a)(42); Berroteran-Melendez v. INS, 955 F.2d 1251, 1255 (9th Cir.1992). Persecution is…