Legal Opinion
Espectacion Bolanos-Hernandez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1985No. 83-7608PublishedCited by 220 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Espectacion Bolanos-Hernandez petitions for review of the Immigration and Naturalization Service’s denial of his application for “withholding of deportation” and politi cal asylum. We find that the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals is not supported by substantial evidence. Bola-nos meets both the clear probability and well-founded fear of persecution standards. He therefore may not be deported and is eligible for asylum.
I. BACKGROUND
Bolanos, a native and citizen of El Salvador, entered the United States in September 1982 without inspection by an immigration…
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