Julio Cesar Salmeron-Chavez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

87 F.3d 1321 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Julio Cesar SALMERON-CHAVEZ, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70056. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 10, 1996. * Decided June 17, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, PREGERSON, and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Julio Cesar Salmeron-Chavez, a Nicaraguan national, appeals the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming the denial of his application for asylum, withholding of deportation, and suspension of deportation. 1 Salmeron argues, inter alia, that the evidence compels the conclusion that the Sandinistas persecuted him on account of imputed political opinion. We review the decision of the BIA for substantial evidence. See I.N.S. v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 (1992). 3 An alien seeking asylum based on past persecution must show that he was harmed on account of his race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular…