Legal Opinion
Baljinder Singh SANGHA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1997No. 95-70427PublishedCited by 587 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Baljinder Singh Sangha, an Indian national, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). The BIA found that Sangha failed to show that he was persecuted on account of his political opinion. The BIA had jurisdiction under 8 C.F.R. §§ 3.1(b)(2), 242.21. We have juris diction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). The petition is denied.
I. Facts
The facts in this case are not in dispute. Baljinder Singh Sangha, then fifteen years old, lived with his father, mother, and older brother on a farm in Punjab, India. He attended school and helped his…
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