Legal Opinion
Girma v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 25, 2002No. 00-60295PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Per curiam
Sossina Girma, appeals a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (hereinafter “BIA”) denying her application for asylum and withholding of deportation. 1 Finding a proper application of the mixed motive standard and substantial evidence to support the BIA’s factual conclusions, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Girma, a native Ethiopian citizen of Amharic ethnicity, entered the United States as a non-immigrant visitor in November 1991, with authorization to remain in the United States until November 11, 1992. After failing to depart as required, Girma filed an application for asylum and withholding of…
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3Cited by63 opinions
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