Legal Opinion
Maharaj v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 8, 2006No. 03-71066, 03-73995PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYMER, Circuit Judge.
Vinodh Parsad Maharaj and his family, natives and citizens of Fiji, petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision that denied them asylum on the ground that they were firmly resettled in Canada after fleeing persecution in Fiji and before arriving in the United States. Under regulations applicable to Maharaj’s application, the Attorney General is precluded from granting asylum to an alien who was “firmly resettled” in another country prior to arrival in this country. 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(c)(2)(i)(B) (2000). An alien is considered firmly resettled if he…
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