Legal Opinion
Minasyan v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 20, 2009No. 06-73192PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
An alien seeking asylum must, with some exceptions, “demonstrate[ ] by clear and convincing evidence that the application [for asylum] has been filed within one year after the date of the alien’s arrival in the United States.” 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(2)(B). Mushegh Minasyan arrived in the United States from Armenia on April 9, 2001, and filed an application for asylum on April 9, 2002. Our question is whether his application was timely. The answer depends upon when the “one year” referred to in the statute begins and when it ends.
The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) held…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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