Legal Opinion
Ahmad Mousa v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 2000No. 99-1888PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Ahmad Mousa, a citizen of Jordan illegally residing in the United States, was convicted of mail fraud in 1991. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) moved quickly to deport him. Mou-sa applied for asylum based on a fear of political persecution in his home country, but the INS denied the application, and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) rubber-stamped the denial. While we have no praise for the perfunctory manner in which this case was handled, we find no abuse of discretion, and therefore affirm.
Mousa was admitted to the United States for a…
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