Legal Opinion
Majid Ghorbani v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1982No. 80-7509PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
Majid Ghorbani, a native and citizen of Iran, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). The BIA dismissed Ghorbani’s appeal from an immigration judge’s decision that Ghorbani was deportable as a nonimmigrant student in violation of the conditions of his status. Ghorbani raises several issues: (1) that his violations were “technical” and “not substantial” and therefore did not justify deportation; and (2) that the District Director abused his discretion in refusing to reinstate Ghorbani’s student status, and the immigration judge and the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Giova v. RosenbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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- Merced Hernandez-Rivera and Carlota Garcia-Vasquez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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