Legal Opinion
Muhammad Siddique v. Michael Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 31, 2008No. 08-1127PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
An alien who knowingly presents a frivolous application for asylum, after being warned that every representation must be truthful, is “permanently ineligible for any benefits” under the immigration laws. 8 U.S.C. § 1158(d)(6). A regulation defines a frivolous application as one any material element of which has been fabricated. 8 C.F.R. § 1208.20. See also Matter of Y— L— 24 I. & N. Dec. 151, 155 (2007). Both an immigration judge and the Board of Immigration Appeals concluded that Muhammad Siddique knowingly presented a frivolous application for asylum; the result is…
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