Abraham Heriberto Gonzalez-Alvarado v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

87 F.3d 1318 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Abraham Heriberto GONZALEZ-ALVARADO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70621. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 12, 1996. * Decided June 18, 1996. 1 Before: GOODWIN and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges, WARE, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Abraham Heriberto Gonzalez-Alvarado ("Petitioner") petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision affirming the order of an immigration judge which denied Petitioner's applications for asylum and withholding of deportation pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 (a) and 1253(h). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a) and deny the petition for review. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 4 The United States initiated deportation proceedings against Petitioner, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, by issuing an order to show cause on May 6, 1985. Petitioner was charged with being…