Legal Opinion
Mortaza Vaez Maroufi v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1985No. 83-7819PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
Mortaza Maroufi seeks review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (hereinafter the BIA) denying his motion to reopen deportation proceedings for consideration of his request for asylum and withholding of deportation made pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158, 1253(h). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
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Maroufi, a native and citizen of Iran, entered the United States as a nonimmi-grant student visitor in June 1976. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) instituted deportation proceedings against…
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