Legal Opinion
Dao Vang v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1998No. 96-70651PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Dao Vang seeks review of a final order of deportation issued against him by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). The BIA denied Vang’s application for asylum and withholding of deportation under sections 208 and 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“Act”), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158, 1253(h). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a)(2), and we affirm.
Factual and Procedural Background
Vang is a twenty-two year old ethnic Hmong. His parents are Laotian nationals. Because Vang’s father fought in the CIA’s “secret army” against the Laotian…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by59 opinions
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