Flora Villalta v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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101 F.3d 706·1996 WL 665414·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 39638
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 14, 199695-70522California621 words

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101 F.3d 706 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Flora VILLALTA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70522. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 8, 1996. * Decided Nov. 14, 1996. 1 Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, No. Ald-jwm-qah. 2 B.I.A. 3 REVIEW DENIED. 4 Before: FERNANDEZ and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges and SCHWARZER, ** District Judge. 5 MEMORANDUM *** 6 Flora Villalta, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming the decision of an immigration judge ("IJ") to deny Villalta's request for asylum or withholding of deportation. Villalta claims that the BIA should have found that she feared persecution and that, therefore, the IJ erred in denying her request. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1005a. We find that substantial evidence supports the decision of the BIA, and we…

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