Roger D. Pena-Cabrera v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

85 F.3d 637 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Roger D. PENA-CABRERA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70827. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 10, 1996. * Decided May 10, 1996. 1 Before: NORRIS and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges and JONES, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Roger Danilo Pena-Cabrera ("Pena") petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") denial of his asylum application. Pena challenges the BIA's determination that he did not demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution due to his family members' political opinion. We DENY the petition. FACTS 4 Pena, a 35-year-old native of Nicaragua, entered the United States without inspection on June 12, 1985. On July 9, 1987, Pena filed an application for asylum with the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS"), which was denied. On May 3, 1989, the INS issued an order to show cause, alleging that Pena was…