Legal Opinion
Melhem v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 24, 2007No. 06-2658PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Yaacoub Elias Melhem, a native and citizen of Lebanon, seeks review of the denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), in its own opinion, affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) determinations that Melhem’s application for asylum was time-barred, that his testimony was not credible and he had not provided corroborating evidence, and that he had not carried his burden of proof with respect to his withholding of removal and CAT claims. Melhem…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Pan v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- Sharari v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Ouk v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- Chahid Hayek v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
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