Legal Opinion
Chahid Hayek v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 14, 2006No. 05-1272PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Marie Chahid Hayek, a native and citizen of Lebanon, seeks review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) pretermitting her application for asylum as time-barred and denying her applications for withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) because she did not meet her burden of proof. Hayek argues that she is eligible for asylum based on the “changed circumstances” exception to the filing deadline and that she has provided credible testimony and corroborative evidence compelling a reasonable factfinder to conclude that she is…
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