Legal Opinion
Hoxha v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 3, 2006No. 05-1454PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
We must decide whether substantial evidence supports the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) affirmance without opinion of an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of the petitioners’ application for asylum based on an adverse credibility determination. After reviewing the testimony and documents in the record, we affirm.
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On March 31, 2002, Fatmir Hoxha (“Hoxha”), his wife, Ermira Hoxha, and their two children, Vincenzo and Anxhelo Hoxha, entered the United States without proper documentation. Several months later, on June 19, 2002, Hoxha applied for asylum and withholding of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Varsha Tushar Shah Forum T. Shah Kunal T. Shah v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Tommy R. OSORIO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Mercedes Vilorio-Lopez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by29 opinions
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