Elichka Apostolov v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

103 F.3d 137 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Elichka APOSTOLOV, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70438. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 7, 1996. Decided Nov. 21, 1996. 1 Before: BROWNING, THOMPSON, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 The Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") decision that Elichka Apostolov ("Apostolov") failed to establish past persecution, a well-founded fear of future persecution or eligibility for withholding of deportation is supported by substantial evidence and is affirmed. See Abedini v. INS, 971 F.2d 188, 191 (9th Cir.1992). 4 Apostolov did not experience "the infliction of suffering or harm ... in a way regarded as offensive." Sagermark v. INS, 767 F.2d 645, 649 (9th Cir.1985). Mere interrogation is not persecution. See Mendez-Efrain v. INS, 813 F.2d 279, 283 (9th Cir.1987) (holding that a four-day detention and interrogation to encourage the…