Trinidad Delfin 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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Trinidad DELFIN, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70002. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 12, 1996. Decided April 26, 1996. Before: THOMPSON, KLEINFELD, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Trinidad Delfin ("Delfin") entered the United States lawfully in September 1984, but overstayed her nonimmigrant visa. Delfin worked as a domestic servant in the California home of Irene and Gregorio Araneta, the daughter and son-in-law of deposed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. Delfin came to the attention of immigration officials during an FBI-led search of the Araneta home. An immigration judge ("IJ") found Delfin deportable under 8 U.S.C. § 1251 (a)(2) (1988). The IJ denied Delfin's suppression challenge to the documents admitted to prove her deportability. The IJ also denied Delfin's applications for political asylum and…