Legal Opinion
Adelaide Abankwah v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 3, 1999No. 1998PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWEET, District Judge:
This appeal concerns the proof required to establish that an illegal alien is eligible for asylum under Section 208(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the “Act”). 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a) (1994). Ade laide Abankwah (“Abankwah”), a native of Ghana, petitions for review of an order of deportation and a denial of applications for asylum and withholding of deportation by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”). Abankwah entered the United States illegally on March 29, 1997. She sought asylum on the ground that if she returns to Ghana, her tribe will inflict…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. StevicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Vicente Osorio v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
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