Gloria I. Amador-Alvarado 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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gloria I. AMADOR-ALVARADO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70001. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 13, 1996. * Decided May 22, 1996. 1 Before: T.G. NELSON and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges, and BURNS, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Gloria Amador-Alvarado ("Amador") a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA" or "the Board"), denying her request for asylum ( 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (a)) or withholding of deportation ( 8 U.S.C. § 1253 (h)). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a), and we deny the petition. 4 * Denial of petition for asylum. 5 Insofar as the BIA relied upon the IJ's findings and did not conduct de novo review, we review the IJ's decision. Yepes-Prado v. INS, 10 F.3d 1363, 1366 (9th Cir.1993). 6 Even assuming that Amador's testimony was…