Syed Shahid Ahmed-Naqvi v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

92 F.3d 1191 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Syed Shahid AHMED-NAQVI, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70720. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 8, 1996. * Decided May 28, 1996. Before: HALL, O'SCANNLAIN, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Syed Shahid Ahmed-Naqvi, a native and citizen of Pakistan, appeals an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA" or "Board") adopting and affirming the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of his requests for asylum ( 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (a)) and withholding of deportation ( 8 U.S.C. § 1253 (h)). 3 * Naqvi argues that two anonymous 1990 phone calls, received in the United States and threatening him with harm if he returned to Pakistan, constitute past persecution for his political opinion. 4 This argument is unpersuasive. Naqvi provides no support for the assertion that anonymous phone calls alone amount to past persecution,…