Legal Opinion
Mabikas v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 19, 2004No. 03-1117, 03-1961PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Franck Mabikas petitions for review of the December 20, 2002 decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), which dismissed his appeal from the decision of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denying his applications for asylum and withholding of removal. Mr. Mabikas also petitions for review of the BIA’s June 26, 2003 order denying his motion to reopen its December 20, 2002 decision.
Mabikas is a native and citizen of the Republic of Congo. He legally came to the United States on October 21, 1996 as a visitor. He was authorized to remain in the United States only for a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-ZacariasSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. AbuduSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- William Alexander Alvarez-Flores v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- El Moraghy v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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