Erica Sharon Martin-Hooker v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

82 F.3d 423 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Erica Sharon MARTIN-HOOKER, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70337. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 26, 1996. * Decided April 1, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, WIGGINS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Erica Sharon Martin-Hooker a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming the decision of the immigration judge ("IJ") denying her application for asylum and withholding of deportation pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 (a) and 1253(h). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a), and we deny the petition. 3 To be eligible for a grant of asylum, an alien must qualify as a "refugee" under section 1101(a)(42)(A) of the INA. Kazlauskas v. INS, 46 F.3d 902, 905 (9th Cir.1995). We review the BIA's determination that an individual is not a…