Legal Opinion
Hana v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 17, 2007No. 18-2201PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Fady Louis Hana, a native and citizen of Egypt, appeals an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming a decision of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) that rejected his application for asylum as untimely, found no extraordinary circumstances that would excuse the late filing, and denied his claims for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We affirm the BIA’s decision.
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Hana, a Coptic Christian, claims that he faced persecution in Egypt on account of his religion. 1 In 2000, Hana, who volunteered as a driver…
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