Martha Cecilia Navarro v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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82 F.3d 423·1996 WL 154551·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 21612
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 1, 199695-70654California463 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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Martha Cecilia NAVARRO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70654. 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 Martha Cecilia Navarro, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") dismissal of her appeal of the immigration judge's denial of her applications for asylum, withholding of deportation, and suspension of deportation pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 (a), 1253(h), and 1254(a)(1). 3 Navarro raises two issues in her opening brief: (1) whether she received ineffective assistance of counsel when her former counsel allegedly presented inadequate claims for suspension of deportation and for asylum; and (2) whether the waiver of her rights under a settlement agreement and temporary…

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