Legal Opinion
Kirupanathan Perinpanathan v. Immigration and Naturalization Service John Ashcroft, United States Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 12, 2002No. 02-1012PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an immigration case in which the petitioner, Kirupanathan Perinpanathan, seeks review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which found that Perinpanathan did not qualify for asylum, withholding of removal, or relief under the Convention Against Torture. The issues before us are: (1) whether substantial evidence supports the BIA’s conclusion that the petitioner was not credible; and (2) whether substantial evidence supports the BIA’s conclusion that the petitioner failed to show that in the event he is removed to Sri Lanka, it is more likely…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Julio Cesar Berroteran-Melendez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Giedrius Leo Kazlauskas v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Wolde Amanuel Feleke v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran v. United States Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
- Saeed Ghasemimehr v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by145 opinions
- Cobb v. PozziCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Joseph Ngure v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- Manuel Admin Chay-Velasquez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- Carlos Silva-Rengifo v. Attorney General of the United States United States Department of Homeland SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Vladimir Ivanovich Krasnopivtsev v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
140 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.