Legal Opinion
Jose Rigoberto Bernal-Garcia v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1988No. 86-4944PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Jose Rigoberto Bernal-Garcia, a native and citizen of El Salvador, appealed the immigration judge’s denial of his request for political asylum. The Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed that denial. In this appeal of the affirmance, we remand for reconsideration of Bernal’s claims in light of additional evidence that appeared after the close of the agency proceedings below.
I. The Proceedings before the Agency
In November 1983, Bernal was apprehended as he surreptitiously entered the United States near Los Barreras, Texas. The Immigration and Naturalization Service…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Guevara Flores v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Raymond Coriolan and Willy Bonannee v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Leconte Fleurinor v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by16 opinions
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