Legal Opinion
Roberto Antonio Aguilera-Cota v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1990No. 88-7389PublishedCited by 279 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Roberto Antonio Aguilera-Cota petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (the “BIA”) holding him ineligible for asylum. We grant the petition for review, reverse the BIA’s decision and remand so that the Attorney General may exercise his discretion under section 208(a) of the Refugee Act of 1980, 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a) (1990) (the “Act”).
FACTS
Roberto Antonio Aguilera-Cota fled El Salvador in March of 1984. Before he fled the country, Aguilera worked for the Central Board of Elections during the 1983-1984 presidential elections. As a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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- Hugo Turcios v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Alberto Damaize-Job v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Genaro Hermino Rodriguez-Rivera v. U.S. Department of Immigration and NaturalizationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by279 opinions
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