Mohamed-Erfan E. Mahmoud v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

89 F.3d 845 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Mohamed-Erfan E. MAHMOUD, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70803. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 22, 1996. * Decided April 29, 1996. Before: HALL, THOMPSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Mohamed-Erfan Emam Mahmoud, a native and citizen of Egypt, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the order of an immigration judge (IJ) denying his requests for asylum, withholding of deportation, suspension of deportation and voluntary departure pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 (a), 1253(h), 1254(a) and 1254(e). We have jurisdiction over this timely petition pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a), and we deny the petition for review. A. Eligibility for Asylum 3 We review the BIA's decision whether to grant asylum for an abuse of discretion. Berroteran-Melendez v. INS, 955 F.2d 1251, 1255…