Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit May 22, 1997, 97-70127 (Mercedes DE LEON, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent)

Petitioner Mercedes De Leon moves for a stay of deportation pending disposition of her petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order affirming the denial of her applications for asylum and withholding of deportation under sections 208(a) and 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C.