Legal Opinion
Natasha Belishta Franc Belishta Desara Belishta v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 9, 2004No. 03-70051PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
This is an unusual case. For the following reasons, we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review. However, in order to allow the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) an opportunity to address an unresolved issue of first impression in this circuit, we stay our mandate for 120 days.
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Natasha Belishta seeks asylum under a relatively new immigration regulation, 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13(b)(l)(iii)(B), which provides an opportunity for asylum to certain victims of past persecution who face “serious harm” upon removal, even after conditions in the petitioner’s country of origin have…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Ortiz v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Alexandru Dinu v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General, Alexandru Dinu v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Emil Avgoustov Krastev Neli Pecheva Krasteva v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- Amended Opinion Sorachai Sida and Nongyao Puasirirutskul Sida v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Sowe v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
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