Legal Opinion
Diaz-Zanatta v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 4, 2009No. 08-3097PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.
Luisa Margarita Diaz-Zanatta seeks review of the denial of her petition for asylum and withholding of removal. An immigration judge (“IJ”) found that, because Diaz-Zanatta had “assisted or otherwise participated in the persecution” of others, see 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158(B)(2)(a)(i) and 1231(b)(3)(B)(i), while she was a member of Peruvian military intelligence, she was ineligible for these forms of relief. The IJ instead granted Diaz-Zanatta a deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture. 1 The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirmed and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-ZacariasSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Fedorenko v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Jagubhai Naranbhai Patel, Vanitaben Thakorbhai Patel v. Alberto Gonzales, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
- Balachova v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- Parveen Singh (04-4352) and Amandeep Singh (04-4353) v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Parlak v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
- Yusupov v. Attorney General of United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
- Mohamed Abdallahi v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
- Vijay Kumar v. Eric H. Holder Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
- Ikharo v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
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