Maria Guadalupe Miranda v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service

MeMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner, Maria Guadalupe Miranda, a 29-year-old native and citizen of El Salvador, who entered the United States in 1992, petitions for judicial review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) finding her ineligible for asylum or withholding of deportation. In re Miranda, No. A70 190 678 (B.I.A. Feb. 3, 1997) (hereinafter “BIA Order”) (dismissing appeal from oral decision of the immigration judge (IJ), id. (June 22, 1996) (hereinafter “IJ Decision”)). Petitioner seeks relief on the ground that the BIA erroneously concluded that she failed to…