Legal Opinion

Vahora v. Holder

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 5, 2011No. 08-71618PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge TIMLIN; Dissent by Chief Judge KOZINSKI.

OPINION

TIMLIN, District Judge:

Ayubbhai Vahora (“Vahora”), a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissal of his appeal of the Immigration Judge’s (“U”) denial of his application for asylum. The IJ denied his application for asylum because he did not file it within one year of his arrival in the United States, as *1040required by 8 C.F.R. § 208.4(a)(2), and because he did not demonstrate “changed circumstances” sufficient to excuse his late filing under 8 C.F.R. § 208.4(a)(5). We…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Samuel Martinez-Serrano v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  2. Neama El Sayed Ramadan Gaser Hesham El Gendy v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  3. Brijmati SINGH, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  4. Pankaj Karan Singh Kataria v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  5. Espectacion Bolanos-Hernandez v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  3. Singh v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
  4. Johan Sumolang v. Eric H. Holder Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
  5. Sheya Mandebvu v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014

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