Legal Opinion
Paljoka Gjonaj v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 23, 1995No. 93-4353PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Paljoka Gjonaj appeals the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the deportation order issued by the Immigration Judge (IJ). Gjonaj claims the BIA erred in determining him ineligible for: 1) relief under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c); 2) withholding of deportation under section 243(h), 8 U.S.C. § 1253(h); and 3) asylum under section 208, 8 U.S.C. § 1158. We affirm.
In 1969, at six months of age, Gjonaj entered the United States with his parents as a refugee from Yugoslavia. In June 1972,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Miguel Angel Leal-Rodriguez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Andres Antonio Campos v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Rodriguez v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- George Simeon Cabasug, Also Known as Simeon Salum Cabasug, Jr. v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Joni Aggoubi Zaitona v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Y-LBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2002
- Carlos Huicochea-Gomez and Margot Huicochea-Reza v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Ahmed Abdullah Allabani v. Alberto GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
- Usama J. Hamama v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Mahin Ashki v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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