Gilberto Agustin Bolanos-Zuniga v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

83 F.3d 426 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gilberto Agustin BOLANOS-ZUNIGA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70801. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 12, 1996. * Decided April 18, 1996. Before: HUG, Chief Judge, D.W. NELSON and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Gilberto Agustin Bolanos-Zuniga, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions this court for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying his application for asylum and withholding of deportation pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 (a) and 1253(h). We affirm. 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 an abuse of discretion. Ramos-Vasquez v. INS, 57 F.3d 857, 861 (9th Cir.1995). The BIA's decision whether to withhold deportation is reviewed for…