Legal Opinion
Rafael Figeroa, A/K/A Rafael Najarro-Morales v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1989No. 88-3875PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Chief Judge:
Rafael Figeroa-Leyva petitioned this court for a review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals, (“BIA”) which upheld an order requiring Figeroa’s deportation. The BIA found that Figeroa did not, as he claimed, suffer ineffective assistance of counsel and that, even if such ineffective assistance did occur, Figeroa suffered no prejudice because he could not demonstrate a prima facie showing of a “well-founded fear of persecution”. We vacate the BIA’s finding that Figeroa received effective assistance of counsel, but we uphold the finding that he suffered no…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- United States v. Winston Bryant McConneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Espectacion Bolanos-Hernandez v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Hugo Turcios v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Luis Alonzo Sanchez-Trujillo, and Luis Armando Escobar-Nieto v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by148 opinions
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