Martha Lorena Miranda-Almendarez 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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Martha Lorena MIRANDA-ALMENDAREZ, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70908. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 15, 1996. * Decided May 23, 1996. Before: ALARC ON, BEEZER, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Martha Lorena Miranda-Almendarez, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA's) dismissal of an appeal from the denial by an immigration judge (IJ) of her applications for asylum and withholding of deportation pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 (a), 1253(h). We deny the petition for review. 3 * Miranda contends that the IJ erred in concluding that she had not suffered past persecution sufficient to establish eligibility for asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (a). 1 We disagree. 4 Under § 1158(a), an alien "may be granted asylum in the discretion of the Attorney General" if…