Legal Opinion
Yaroslav P. Kuschchak v. John D. Ashcroft, United States Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 3, 2004No. 03-1103PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Yaroslav Kuschchak seeks review of an adverse decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (the “BIA” or “Board”) that deemed his application for asylum abandoned. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we deny the petition and affirm the decision of the BIA.
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BACKGROUND
A. Facts
Mr. Kuschchak is a native of the former Soviet Union and a citizen of the Ukraine Republic. He arrived in the United States on July 15, 1996, as a visitor for pleasure. On June 11, 1998, Mr. Kuschchak filed an application for asylum.
In his asylum application, Mr. Kuschc-hak…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Natalia Nazarova v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Adrian Kerciku and Najada Kerciku v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, and John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- George R. Ambati and Pranaykumar Ambati v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, and Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Vladimir Podio v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
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