Azeez Jimmy Imohi v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

87 F.3d 1319 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Azeez Jimmy IMOHI, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70705. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 11, 1996. * Decided June 5, 1996. 1 Before: GOODWIN and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges, and WARE, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Azeez Jimmy Imohi challenges the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) order denying both Imohi's application for asylum and his request for a withholding of deportation based on refugee status. The BIA found that Imohi's testimony regarding his alleged refugee status lacked credibility. We agree and deny Imohi's petition. I. 4 Imohi, a native citizen of Nigeria, first entered the United States on January 15, 1980. Imohi overstayed his visit, however, and deportation proceedings resulted in his agreement to voluntarily depart the country in May 1981. Imohi went back to Nigeria, but then returned to the United States under a…