Jose Dionicio Cerda-Obando v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

79 F.3d 1152 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jose Dionicio CERDA-OBANDO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70589. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 12, 1996. * Decided March 18, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, WIGGINS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jose Dionicio Cerda-Obando, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decision affirming the order of an immigration judge ("IJ"), denying his application for asylum under sections 208(a) and 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA"), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 (a) and 1253(h). 1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a), and we reverse and remand the petition to the BIA for findings consistent with this memorandum disposition. 3 We review questions of law regarding the INA under the de novo standard. See Singh v. Ilchert, 63 F.3d 1501, 1506 (9th…