Legal Opinion

Mosa v. Rogers

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 12, 1996No. 95-56342PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

Safi Mosa, a native and citizen of Afghanistan, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision finding him excludable as charged and denying his applications for asylum and withholding of deportation. Mosa contends that the BIA’s decision should be reversed because it was based on an adverse credibility finding that was unsupported by substantial evidence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We reverse and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. StevicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Roberto Antonio Aguilera-Cota v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  4. In the Matter of Fritz Desir v. David N. Ilchert, District Director, Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  5. Hugo Turcios v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  2. Alexandru Gui v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  3. Rajinder Singh v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  4. Noemi GARROVILLAS, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  5. Aravinthan Balasubramanrim v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998

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