Legal Opinion
Emmanuel J. Foroglou v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 2, 2001No. 99-2295, 00-1232PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Emmanuel Foroglou came to the United States from Greece on a student visa in the early 1980’s. In October 1993, well after Foroglou had ceased to be a student, the INS began deportation proceedings because Foroglou had no proper visa entitling him to remain. Foroglou then claimed political asylum under section 208(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a) (1994), on the ground that he would be drafted if he returned to Greece and, as a libertarian, he had conscientious objections to involuntary military service.
The immigration judge rejected…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Luis v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Wolde Wallace v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by23 opinions
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