Legal Opinion
Amin Meghani v. Immigration and Naturalization Service and Janet Reno
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 3, 2001No. 00-1829PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Amin Sabzaali Meghani (“Meghani”), a Pakistani native and citizen, seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) affirmance of the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision to deny his application for asylum and withholding of deportation. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
I. Facts
Meghani became involved in the Pakistan People’s Party (“PPP”) in 1983, and officially enrolled in 1987. In 1988, he assumed a paid position as Assistant to the Director of Ward 67 in Karachi, Pakistan. As such he opened the office every morning, provided social services to the community, made speeches,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Leticia Cordon-Garcia v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- S-M-JBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1997
- Nikola Mitev v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by57 opinions
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