Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit August 20, 2002, Nos. 01-71610, A70-640-009, A70-640-010, A70-640-011, A70-640-012 (Gomez v. Immigration)

*616MEMORANDUM**

Hector Lacónico Gomez and derivatively his wife and two children, natives and citizens of the Philippines, petition for review of a final order of deportation issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing Gomez’ appeal from the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum and withholding of deportation under the Immigration and Nationality Act