Legal Opinion
Yeshwared Woldemeskel v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 10, 2001No. 00-9516PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Chief Judge.
The petitioner appeals the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order denying her request for asylum and withholding of deportation and granting voluntary departure. Exercising jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a) (1995), 1 we deny the petition for review.
I. Background
The petitioner, Ms. Yeshwared Wolde-meskel, is a native and citizen of Ethiopia. In October 1992, she entered the United States on a temporary visa authorizing a six-month stay. Because she stayed longer than authorized by her visa, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) instituted deportation proceedings…
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