Zewditu Sharew v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

76 F.3d 388 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Zewditu SHAREW, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70653. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 8, 1995. Decided Jan. 25, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, KOZINSKI, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 To be eligible for asylum, Sharew had to prove she was a refugee within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(42)(A). 8 C.F.R. § 208.13 . The BIA determined Sharew failed to carry this burden. We may reverse the BIA's determination only if she shows the evidence she presented was "so compelling that no reasonable factfinder could fail to find the requisite fear of persecution." INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 483-84 (1992). As the BIA observed, however, Sharew's testimony about the dates of her alleged imprisonment was internally inconsistent; it was also inconsistent with dates she provided in her asylum request and those set forth…