PLATERO-CORTEZ v. I.N.S.

No. 85-7512.

804 F.2d 1127 (1986)

Carlos Ovidio PLATERO-CORTEZ, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 24, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Mayock, San Francisco, Cal., for petitioner.

Eloise Rosas, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before KENNEDY, REINHARDT and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.


BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Carlos Ovidio Platero-Cortez (Platero-Cortez) entered the United States without inspection. He applied for political asylum, prohibition against deportation, and voluntary departure. The Immigration Judge (IJ) denied his application; the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissed his appeal. On petition for review, Platero-Cortez contends that: (1) the BIA applied an incorrect legal standard to his application; (2) substantial...

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