Maria A. Vado-Marenco v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

92 F.3d 1195 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Maria A. VADO-MARENCO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70029. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 10, 1996. * Decided Aug. 1, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, PREGERSON, and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Maria A. Vado-Marenco, a Nicaraguan national, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying her application for political asylum and withholding of deportation. Because the BIA's finding that petitioner did not establish a well-founded fear of future persecution is not supported by substantial evidence in the record, we grant the petition for review. 3 * We review the BIA's decision 1 for substantial evidence. See INS v. Elias Zacarias, 504 U.S. 478 (1992). To obtain reversal, petitioner "must demonstrate that any reasonable factfinder would have to conclude that ... [petitioner] has a well-founded…