Gustavo Cardoza-Castro 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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gustavo CARDOZA-CASTRO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70287. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 10, 1996. * Decided April 12, 1996. Before: HALL, THOMPSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Gustavo Cardoza-Castro, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming the decision of the immigration judge ("IJ") denying his 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 Asylum applicants must establish a genuine subjective fear of persecution and an objectively reasonable fear. Acewicz v. INS, 984 F.2d 1056, 1061 (9th Cir.1993). The burden is on the alien to meet this standard. See 8 C.F.R. § 208.13 . 4…