Edgard J. Solorzano-Lopez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

86 F.3d 1163 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Edgard J. SOLORZANO-LOPEZ, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70880. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 11, 1996. * Decided May 21, 1996. Before: SNEED, NORRIS, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Edgar J. Solorzano-Lopez petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals ("Board") decision denying his applications for asylum and withholding of deportation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a), and we deny review. I. FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 3 Solorzano-Lopez is a 32-year-old native and citizen of Nicaragua. He entered the United States without inspection at San Ysidro, California, on July 18, 1984. On August 16, 1989, the Immigration & Naturalization Service ("INS") issued an Order to Show Cause charging him with deportability under section 241(a)(2) of the Immigration & Nationality Act ("the…