Legal Opinion
Malkandi v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 10, 2009No. 06-73491PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
This case focuses on the interplay between credibility findings under the REAL ID Act of 2005 and the government’s determination that “there are reasonable grounds for regarding petitioner Sam Malkandi as a danger to national security.” Malkandi, an Iraqi Kurd who has lived in the United States since 1998, was granted permanent residence in 2000. He was placed in removal proceedings, however, when it was revealed that he lied to gain refugee status while in Pakistan and maintained these misrepresentations throughout the naturalization process, despite…
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