Dora Lacayo-Castillo v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

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76 F.3d 387·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 7325
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 24, 199694-70578California1,554 words

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76 F.3d 387 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Dora LACAYO-CASTILLO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70578. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 9, 1996. * Decided Jan. 24, 1996. Before: LAY ** , CHOY, and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Dora Lacayo Castillo petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision affirming the immigration judge's denial of her request for political asylum and withholding of deportation and denying her request for a remand to the immigration judge to reopen her case to enable her to apply for suspension of deportation. We reverse and remand this case to the BIA directing the BIA to exercise its discretion consistent with the views expressed below. Political Asylum 3 The IJ found and the BIA agreed that petitioner presented no "objective" evidence that she was singled out for persecution on account of her political opinion. Although…

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