Legal Opinion
Topalli v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 2, 2005No. 04-2514PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner presents a sympathetic case. Olgert Topalli, a 24-year-old Albanian man, was arrested and beaten multiple times for his participation in anti-government rallies. He escaped Albania with his sister after criminals attempted to kidnap her and force her into prostitution. In the end, the strict standard of review under which we operate and the clear language of the immigration statutes compel us to deny the relief sought: reversal of the agency’s 1 decision not to grant asylum, withholding of removal, or relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Valli Kandiah Ravindran v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Laeila Nelson, Stephanie Nelson, Phil Nelson v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
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- Bajram Begzatowski v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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