Carlos Adrian Blanco-Herrera v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

87 F.3d 1317 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Carlos Adrian BLANCO-HERRERA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70037. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 10, 1996. * Decided June 21, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, PREGERSON, and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Carlos Adrian Blanco-Herrera, a citizen of Nicaragua, appeals the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (the "BIA") affirming the denial of his application for asylum and withholding of deportation and his motion to reopen to apply for suspension of deportation. I. ASYLUM AND WITHHOLDING OF DEPORTATION 3 We review the BIA's denial of asylum to determine whether substantial evidence supports the finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate either past persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution. Acewicz v. U.S.I.N.S., 984 F.2d 1056 , 1061 (9th Cir.1993). If substantial evidence establishes that the petitioner is…