Legal Opinion
Emmanuel Mejia v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 2, 2002No. 00-71638PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERZON, Circuit Judge.
Emmanuel Mejia, a native of the Phillip-pines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision denying his motion to reopen his asylum proceedings. We grant the petition and direct the BIA to reopen the proceedings.
BACKGROUND
Emmanuel Mejia left the Philippines for the United States in May 1992, afraid for his life. The following account of his experience in the Philippines comes from the factual findings in a 1994 decision by an Immigration Judge (IJ), who “afford[ed]” Mejia’s testimony “full weight as evidence” because he found it…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Oscar Socop-Gonzalez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Baljinder Singh SANGHA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Melencio Legui Lim v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- Mauro Antonio Cano-Merida v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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