Masoud Farzad v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

This case comes before us on a petition for review of a denial of applications for asylum, temporary withholding of deportation, and suspension of deportation by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Substantial evidence supports the findings of the immigration judge and the Board of Immigration Appeals that petitioner failed to establish either a well-founded fear of persecution or extreme hardship resulting from deportation. The denial of all relief was not an abuse of discretion. We affirm.

The petitioner in this case, Masoud Farzad, is a native and citizen of Iran who entered…