Maria Del Pilar Villavicencio-Castillo v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

97 F.3d 1463 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Del Pilar VILLAVICENCIO-CASTILLO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70708. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 16, 1996. * Decided Sept. 12, 1996. Petition to Review a Decision of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, INS No. Avq-xde-lnw. INS REVIEW DENIED. Before: SNEED, JOHN T. NOONAN, Jr., and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Maria Del Pilar Villavicencio-Castillo petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) denial of her application for political asylum and withholding of deportation. The BIA determined that Villavicencio did not demonstrate past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution on the basis of her political opinion. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a, and we deny review. 3 Because the BIA conducted a de novo review of the record and made an independent judgment…