Legal Opinion
Naseem Salman Al-Harbi v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 9, 2001No. 17-50358PublishedCited by 372 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
In 1996 Naseem Salman Al-Harbi (“Petitioner”) was brought by American forces to United States territory from northern Iraq, a refuge of Iraqi insurgents hostile to the reign of Saddam Hussein, as part of a massive evacuation effort led by United States government agencies. He wishes to remain here. We are charged with deciding whether he may.
BACKGROUND
A. Al-Harbi’s Testimony
Al-Harbi, a twenty-nine-year-old Shia’a Muslim and a citizen of Iraq, testified as follows at his hearing before the Immigration Judge (“IJ”): 1
In 1988, Al-Harbi was drafted by the Iraqi army. He…
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