Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit August 23, 2002, No. 01-70353; I & NS No. A72-176-264 (Villegas v. Ashcroft)

MEMORANDUM3

Evita Eleanor Lara Villegas, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) summary dismissal of her appeal from an immigration judge’s denial of her application for asylum and withholding of removal. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252.