Rafaela Concepcion Espinosa, AKA Rafaela Concepcion Espinosa-Rivera Christian Emmanuel Calderon-Espinosa v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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91 F.3d 151·1996 WL 403070·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 36555
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 17, 199695-70033California2,445 words

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91 F.3d 151 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Rafaela Concepcion ESPINOSA, aka Rafaela Concepcion Espinosa-Rivera; Christian Emmanuel Calderon-Espinosa, Petitioners, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE Respondent. No. 95-70033. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 10, 1996. * Decided July 17, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, PREGERSON, and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Rafaela Espinoza-Rivera and Christian Calderon-Rivera, citizens of Nicaragua, appeal the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (the "BIA") affirming the denial of their application for asylum and withholding of deportation and their motion to reopen to apply for suspension of deportation. FACTS 3 The petitioners are a 30 year old female ("Petitioner") and her 12 year old minor son. 4 In 1979, during the time of the Sandinista revolution, Petitioner was living with her parents in Managua. Prior to the revolution, Petitioner's father had been a bodyguard…

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