Legal Opinion
Jaswant Lal Shakuntla Lal Rikesh Lal v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 3, 2001No. 98-71087PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge BETTY B. FLETCHER: Dissent by Judge O’SCANNLAIN
BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Jaswant Lai and his family, citizens of Fiji of Indo-Fijian ethnic origin, petition this court for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). In May 1994, an Immigration Judge (“IJ”) granted asylum to the family, finding persecution based on religion and political opinion. The INS appealed and the BIA reversed, ordering the petitioners deported to Fiji. We grant the timely petition for review, find eligibility for asylum, order withholding of deportation, and remand to the…
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