Maria Teresa Sierra De Scott Wade Warren Sierra Scott Clifford Nathaniel Scott-Sierra v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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82 F.3d 423·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 21615
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 1, 199695-70193California1,369 words

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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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Maria Teresa Sierra de SCOTT; Wade Warren Sierra Scott; Clifford Nathaniel Scott-Sierra, Petitioners, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70193. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 26, 1996. * Decided April 1, 1996. 1 Before: GOODWIN, WIGGINS, and O'SCANNLAIN Circuit Judges. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Maria Teresa Sierra de Scott, and her two minor sons, natives and citizens of Nicaragua, 1 petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decision denying their applications for asylum under section 208(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (a). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a) and deny the petition for review. 4 We review the factual findings regarding an applicant's eligibility for asylum under the substantial evidence standard, see Shirazi-Parsa v. INS, 14 F.3d 1424, 1427 (9th Cir.1994), and the factual…

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