Legal Opinion
Ilyas Ahmad v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 4, 1999No. 98-1058PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Ilyas Ahmad, a native and citizen of Pakistan, is now appealing the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision to deny his application for asylum and withholding of deportation under §§ 208 and 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 and 1253(h). He claims that, as a member of the Ahmadi religion, he has a well-founded fear of religious persecution should he return to Pakistan. We have jurisdiction to review this claim pursuant to § 106 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1105a. After a full review, we affirm the Board’s…
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