Legal Opinion
Andriasian v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1999No. 97-70894PublishedCited by 236 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Before 1988, Samvel Andriasian’s family had lived relatively peacefully in Azerbaijan for seven generations. In 1988, however, a territorial dispute broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The resultant inflammation of ethnic tensions and escalation of violence abruptly ended the Andriasian family’s prospects for peaceful existence as ethnic Armenians living in Azerbaijan. Samvel Andriasian, his wife, and his daughters soon found themselves facing discrimination, hostility, harassment, and physical violence from their neighbors and coworkers wherever they went. The…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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3Cited by236 opinions
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