Ricardo Simon Cruz, Lorna Laurente Cruz, Angelica Cruz, and Lorelei Cruz v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

81 F.3d 167 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ricardo Simon CRUZ, Lorna Laurente Cruz, Angelica Cruz, and Lorelei Cruz, Petitioners, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70764. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 15, 1996. Decided March 20, 1996. Before: SCHROEDER, D.W. NELSON, and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Petitioners contend that the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") improperly denied their application for asylum. We affirm the BIA's decision. STANDARD OF REVIEW 3 The BIA's denial of asylum must be upheld if supported by reasonable, substantial and probative evidence in the record. INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 (1992). We review for abuse of discretion. Ramos-Vasquez v. INS, 57 F.3d 857, 861 (9th Cir.1995). We are to reverse the BIA's decision only if the evidence that the petitioners presented was "so compelling that no reasonable factfinder could fail to find the…