Ana Argentina Silva-Madrigal 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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ana Argentina SILVA-MADRIGAL, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. Nos. 94-70856, Aku-rln-vum. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 9, 1996. * Decided May 10, 1996. 1 Before: NORRIS and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges, JONES, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Ana Argentina Silva-Madrigal ("petitioner") is a native and citizen of Nicaragua. She petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") dismissal of her appeal of the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of her application for asylum and withholding of deportation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). The petition is DENIED. DISCUSSION I. STANDARD OF REVIEW 4 We review the propriety of administrative notice by the BIA for abuse of discretion. Acewicz v. INS, 984 F.2d 1056, 1060 (9th Cir.1993). We review the BIA's denial of asylum for abuse of discretion. Ramos-Vasquez v.…