Legal Opinion
Asan Osmani v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 10, 1994No. 93-1538PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
A man who claims to be a Yugoslavian citizen of Albanian ethnicity and the Muslim religion has petitioned us to review the decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals not to reopen his application for asylum. He claims to have a well-founded fear of persecution should he return to Yugoslavia. Immigration and Nationality Act §§ 101(a)(42)(A), 208(a), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101(a)(42)(A), 1158(a). The ease has a curious history and its handling by the immigration authorities leaves a great deal to be desired.
Osmani lived in the part of what was then Yugoslavia that was known as…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Mohammed A. Bastanipour v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by29 opinions
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