Mario Antonio Rizo-Velasquez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

67 F.3d 308 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Mario Antonio RIZO-VELASQUEZ, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70139. 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 Mario Antonio Rizo-Velasquez, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decision affirming the order of an immigration judge ("IJ"), denying Rizo-Velasquez's application for asylum and withholding of deportation under sections 208(a) and 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA"), 8 U.S.C. Secs. 1158 (a) and 1253(h), and granting him voluntary departure. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a), and we deny the petition. 3 * Background 4 On November 8, 1989, the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS") issued Rizo-Velasquez an order to show…