Castillo-Osorio

Castillo-Osorio v. Ashcroft

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94 F. App'x 584
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 7, 2004No. 02-72235; Agency No. A72-998-480California698 words

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*585 MEMORANDUM *

Petrona Guadalupe Castillo-Osorio petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeal’s (“BIA”) summary decision upholding the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) February 12, 1998 decision, which denied petitioner’s application for asylum and withholding of deportation, and granted her request for voluntary departure. Petitioner contests only the denial of asylum on appeal. We hold that substantial evidence supports the IJ’s denial of asylum, and that no due process violation occurred. We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we recite only those facts which are necessary to our disposition.

This court reviews the BIA’s factual findings under the substantial evidence standard. Andriasian v. INS, 180 F.3d 1033, 1040 (9th Cir.1999). The BIA’s factual findings must be upheld unless the evidence would compel a reasonable adjudicator to reach a contrary result. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (b)(4)(B). Findings of fact will be sustained if they are supported by “reasonable, substantial, and probative evidence in the record.” Melkonian v. Ashcroft, 320 F.3d 1061, 1065 (9th Cir.2003). We review questions of law,…

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