Legal Opinion

Sunanta Tukhowinich v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 19, 1995No. 93-71041PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Sunanta Tukhowinich appeals the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA or Board) decision denying her suspension of deportation under § 244(a) of the Immigra tion and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1254(a), for lack of extreme hardship. We have jurisdiction of the final deportation order under § 106 of the INA, 8 U.S.C. § 1105a. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

Sunanta Tukhowinich was born on November 12, 1954, in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. She is the eldest of eight children. At about age 16, Ms. Tukhowinich began working in Thailand for the Moon River Man’s tailoring…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bridges v. WixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Jong Ha WangSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Juan Cesar Vargas v. U.S. Department of Immigration and NaturalizationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  4. Lipoi Alaelua v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  5. Jorge Santana-Figueroa v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by66 opinions

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  2. Svitlana Denko v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
  3. Francisco Ornelas-Chavez v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  4. ANDAZOLABoard of Immigration Appeals · 2002
  5. 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7998, 98 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11,121 Remedios Canlas Arrozal, A.K.A., Remedios Arrozal Yehdego v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998

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