William Locadio Espinoza-Rivera v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

86 F.3d 1161 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. William Locadio ESPINOZA-RIVERA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70885. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 10, 1996. * Decided May 23, 1996. 1 Before: NORRIS, WIGGINS, Circuit Judges, JONES, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 William Locadio Espinoza-Rivera ("petitioner") petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") affirmance of the immigration judge's denial of political asylum and denial of withholding of deportation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a) and deny the petition. FACTS 4 Petitioner is a native and citizen of Nicaragua. Prior to the Sandinista revolution in 1979, petitioner's father was the chauffeur and bodyguard of a cousin of Anastasio Somoza, president of Nicaragua. Petitioner would occasionally assist his father by running errands or delivering messages for members of the Somoza…