Ana Hortencia Salazar-Obando v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

83 F.3d 428 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ana Hortencia SALAZAR-OBANDO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70902. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 12, 1996. * Decided April 22, 1996. Before: HUG, Chief Judge, D.W. NELSON and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Ana Hortencia Salazar-Obando ("Salazar"), a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying her application for political asylum and withholding of deportation pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 (a) and 1253(h). Because both parties are familiar with the factual and procedural background of this case, we do not repeat them here. We deny the petition. 3 A determination of the BIA concerning a petitioner's asylum eligibility "must be upheld if it is 'supported by reasonable, substantial and probative evidence on the record considered as a whole.' "…