Legal Opinion
Beatrice Ananeh-Firempong v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 24, 1985No. 84-1997PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Beatrice Ananeh-Firempong, asked the Immigration and Naturalization Service to reopen her deportation proceedings so that she could present a claim for withholding of deportation, on the ground that she was a ‘political’ or ‘social’ refugee. 8 U.S.C. § 1253(h). An immigration judge granted her motion to reopen, but the Board of Immigration Appeals reversed, stating that she had failed to make out a prima facie case that she would face persecution if returned to her native Ghana. The petitioner seeks review in this court. See 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a); Sang Seup…
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