Leonardo C. Herrera v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

97 F.3d 1459 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Leonardo C. HERRERA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70233. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 11, 1996. Decided Aug. 30, 1996. Petition to Review a Decision of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, No. Aff-qwz-axi. B.I.A. REVIEW GRANTED. Before: WOOD, JR. * , CANBY and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Leonardo C. Herrera, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) decision affirming the Immigration Judge's (IJ's) denial of his applications for asylum and withholding of deportation pursuant to Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) §§ 208(a) and 243(h), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 (a), 1253(h). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). We conclude that the BIA's determination that Herrera did not suffer past persecution on account…