Pantaleon v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Primo Pantaleon, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing his appeal of the immigration judge’s denial of his requests for asylum and withholding of deportation. We deny the petition.
Pantaleon’s contention that the BIA’s decision violates due process is unpersuasive. Pantaleon has not sufficiently alleged that he did not receive a “full and fair hearing.”
Pantaleon’s own testimony supports the BIA’s finding that he is ineligible for asylum because the threats he received were not on account of his political opinion. Instead, the Nationalista party recruited him
DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
. More specifically, Pantaleon has failed to allege that the INS violated a statute or regulation and that this violation prejudiced him. See Barraza Rivera v. I.N.S., 913 F.2d 1443, 1447 (9th Cir. 1990).
. In his opening brief, Pantaleon explicitly waived his prior claim of past persecution and, therefore, we will not consider it. See Brookfield Communications, Inc. v. W. Coast Entertainment Corp., 174 F.3d 1036, 1046 n. 7 (9th Cir. 1999).
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Primo B. PANTALEON v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE
- Status
- Published