Legal Opinion
Lazar v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 14, 2007No. 06-3380PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. GUY COLE, JR., Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Yousif Lazar seeks review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision declaring La-zar’s asylum application frivolous. At a hearing in November 2003, Lazar admitted that he made material misrepresentations in his application, including that he was detained and beaten in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. As a result, the IJ declared his application frivolous. Because a finding of frivolousness prevents an alien from obtaining any other relief under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- LOZADABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
- Luce Gilaj and Luigj Gilaj v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
- Youri K. Koliada v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Fatos Vasha v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
- Raid Shaba Sako v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Ghazali v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
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