CORDON-GARCIA v. I.N.S.

No. 98-70464.

204 F.3d 985 (2000)

Leticia CORDON-GARCIA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 3, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garish Sarin, Law Offices of Garish Sarin, Los Angeles, California, for the petitioner.

Jeffrey J. Bernstein (Argued), and Christine A. Bither (On the Briefs), Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.

Before: HALL, TROTT, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.


TROTT, Circuit Judge:

Leticia Cordon-Garcia ("Petitioner") petitions for review of a March 30, 1998, decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming an Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of Petitioner's application for asylum and withholding of deportation. Petitioner claims persecution on the basis of imputed political opinion and membership in a particular social group. Because Petitioner failed to present her "social group" argument to the BIA, this...

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