Zaka Ullah v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

73 F.3d 370 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Zaka ULLAH, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70477. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 19, 1995. * Decided Dec. 29, 1995. Before: SNEED, TROTT, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Zaka Ullah, a native and citizen of Pakistan, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") dismissal of his appeal from a decision of an immigration judge ("IJ") denying Ullah's application for asylum and withholding of deportation pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Secs. 1158 (a) and 1253(h). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a), and we grant the petition and remand to the BIA to explain its decision. 3 * Background 4 Ullah sought asylum and withholding of deportation on the grounds that he had been persecuted by Pakistani authorities because of his affiliation with the Muslim Student Federation ("MSF"). Ullah testified that he had…