Legal Opinion
Hossein Nahrvani v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 7, 2005No. 03-70586PublishedCited by 242 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge RAWLINSON; Dissent by Judge FLETCHER.
RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:
Hossein Nahrvani, a native of Iran, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) summary affirmance of the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of his request for asylum from Iran and his request for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) as to Germany. The IJ granted withholding of removal and protection under the CAT as to Iran. Because the IJ’s determinations were supported by substantial evidence, we deny the petition.
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BACKGROUND
Nahrvani entered the United…
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