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Shirin Hamzehi Parviz Hamzehi Pantheha Hamzehi Bahareh Hamzehi v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 19, 1995No. 94-2579PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
The Hamzehi family are Iranian citizens who entered the United States in 1986 on a six-month nonimmigrant visa. The visa expired, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service commenced this deportation proceeding. The Hamzehis conceded deporta-bility, but Shirin Hamzehi filed an asylum application for herself, her husband, and their two daughters. Following a hearing, the Immigration Judge denied the Hamzehis either asylum or withholding of deportation to Iran. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 and 1253(h). The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissed their appeal, and the…
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