Legal Opinion

Heng v. Gonzales

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 12, 2007No. 06-1479PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Dany Heng petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) rejecting her claims for asylum and withholding of removal. Heng is a native of Cambodia who came to the United States on a tourist visa in February 2001. In March 2003, she applied for asylum, claiming that she had been persecuted on account of her membership in a Cambodian political party. Three months later, the Department of Homeland Security commenced removal proceedings against Heng for overstaying her visa. Heng appeared before an immigration judge (IJ) and conceded removability…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Roberto Antonio Aguilera-Cota v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  2. Wang He v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  3. Aravinthan Balasubramanrim v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  4. Tatiana Pavlova v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  5. Da Silva v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by27 opinions

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