Legal Opinion
Nikijuluw v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 26, 2005No. 05-1452PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this immigration case, the petitioner, Edward Dirk Nikijuluw, asserts that he is a religious refugee from his native Indonesia. An Immigration Judge (IJ) found that the petitioner’s claim of religious persecution lacked substance and ordered him removed. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) upheld the IJ’s order. The petitioner now seeks judicial review. After careful consideration, we deny the petition for review.
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Background
The petitioner is a fifty-two year old citizen of Indonesia who lawfully entered the United States on September 8, 2001 as a non-immigrant…
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