Legal Opinion

Sofia Campos-Guardado v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 9, 1987No. 86-4087PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Sofia Campos-Guardado appeals the denial of her requests for withholding of deportation and asylum by the Board of Immigration Appeals. She also appeals the Board’s grant of only twelve days in which to depart voluntarily. We conclude that the Board did not err in construing the terms of the pertinent statutory provisions and that the record reflects substantial evidence to support the Board’s conclusions that Ms. Campos is not entitled to withholding of deportation and is not eligible for a discretionary grant of asylum. Because Ms. Campos did not exhaust her…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. StevicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Luz Marina Cardoza-Fonseca v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Francisca Rosa Arguello-Salguera v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  3. Ka Fung Chan v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Guevara Flores v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  5. Raymond Coriolan and Willy Bonannee v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Efe v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  2. Jopie Eduard v. John Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney General, Yuliana Pakkung v. John Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  3. Zhu Yu Chun v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  4. Jan Kapcia v. Immigration & Naturalization Service, Stanislaw Saulo v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
  5. E-A-GBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2008

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