Legal Opinion
Alibeaj v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 22, 2006No. 06-1338PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.
Violeta Alibeaj petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) which affirmed an immigration judge’s denial of her asylum application. We deny the petition.
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BACKGROUND
In February 2001, Alibeaj, a native and citizen of Albania, entered the United States illegally. During her removal proceedings, Alibeaj submitted an application for asylum, claiming that the Albanian Communist and Socialist Parties had persecuted her and her family for the last fifty-eight years, as follows: In 1943, the communist government arrested and executed her…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Guzman v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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- Mehilli v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Dhima v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
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