Maria Sacasa-Guadalupe v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

78 F.3d 594 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Maria SACASA-GUADALUPE, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70519. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 7, 1996. * Decided March 12, 1996. Before: BROWNING, WALLACE, and FARRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Maria Sacasa-Guadalupe petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. The BIA dismissed Sacasa's appeal from an immigration judge's denial of her requests for asylum, withholding of deportation, and suspension of deportation. Because the BIA did not conduct an independent review of the IJ's decision, we review the IJ's decision rather than that of the BIA. Yepes-Prado v. INS, 10 F.3d 1363, 1366-67 (9th Cir.1993). I. 3 Substantial evidence supports the denial of Sacasa's asylum application. To be eligible for asylum, Sacasa was required to demonstrate a "well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion,…