Legal Opinion
Simmon Y. Menghesha v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 14, 2006No. 04-1716PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petition for review granted; vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge KING joined. Judge WILLIAMS wrote a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
Simmon Y. Menghesha fled his native country of Ethiopia on July 8, 2001, the day he learned that government officials had discovered his role in thwarting the arrest of anti-government protestors. The following day, Menghesha arrived in the United States and sought asylum under Section 208(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a). Menghesha…
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