Legal Opinion
Harutyunyan v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 2, 2005No. 04-2207PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Artur Harutyunyan, a native of Armenia, seeks review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his application for asylum. 1 Concluding, as we do, that the BIA’s order is supported by substantial evidence, we deny the petition.
The facts are uncomplicated. In June of 2001, the petitioner, then twenty years old, entered the United States under a J-l visa to embark upon a work-study program. Having been lawfully admitted, he proceeded (again, lawfully) to acquire B-2 visitor status, which entitled him to remain until April 10, 2002.
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