Oriel German Sousa-Saavedra 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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Oriel German SOUSA-SAAVEDRA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70609. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 16, 1996. * Decided Feb. 26, 1996. Before: REINHARDT, THOMPSON, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Oriel Sousa-Saavedra, a native and citizen of Panama, petitions this court for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA" or "Board") which dismissed his appeal from an order of an immigration judge which denied his request for asylum and withholding of deportation. 1 3 * We first review the standards for asylum and withholding of deportation. 4 * Section 208(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the "Act") 2 gives the Attorney General discretion to grant political asylum to any alien whom the Attorney General determines to be a "refugee" within the meaning of section 101(a)(42)(A) of the Act. 3 In order…