Legal Opinion
Soroya Sharif v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 3, 1996No. 95-2695PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
Soroya Sharif petitions this court to overturn a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying her claims for asylum and withholding of deportation. Sharif argues that if she returns to her home country of Iran she will be persecuted because of her family and her status as a “westernized woman.” We conclude that the BIA’s decision was supported by substantial evidence, and deny Sharifs petition.
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Sharif is a native and citizen of Iran. Her father was a wealthy automobile dealer in Iran, and “follower” of the Shah, prior to the Islamic revolution in 1979. After…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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