Armando Fuentes-Sandoval v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

81 F.3d 168 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Armando FUENTES-SANDOVAL, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70832. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 15, 1996. * Decided March 21, 1996. 1 Before: THOMPSON and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and WILSON, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Armando Fuentes-Sandoval is a Nicaraguan who entered the United States illegally. He has admitted deportability but seeks either asylum or withholding of deportation. If neither asylum nor withholding of deportation is available, he requests voluntary departure. 4 An Immigration Judge (IJ) found that Fuentes-Sandoval was not a refugee, 1 and denied his requests for asylum and withholding of deportation. Specifically, the IJ found that Fuentes-Sandoval was not a credible witness and, therefore, had presented no credible evidence to support a finding that he was a refugee. The IJ also denied Fuentes-Sandoval's…