Lazaro Jesus Granados-Espinoza v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

86 F.3d 1162 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Lazaro Jesus GRANADOS-ESPINOZA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70841. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 10, 1996. * Decided May 22, 1996. Before: GIBSON, ** NOONAN, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Lazaro Jesus Granados-Espinoza appeals the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decision affirming an immigration judge's denial of his application for asylum and withholding of deportation. We affirm. I. BACKGROUND 3 Granados-Espinoza is a thirty-six year old native and citizen of Nicaragua. On April 2, 1988, Granados-Espinoza entered the United States without inspection. On the following day, the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS") issued an Order to Show Cause requiring Granados-Espinoza to demonstrate why he should not be deported. In a hearing before an immigration judge, Granados-Espinoza conceded deportability but…