Legal Opinion
Erica P. De Souza v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 23, 1993No. 92-3042PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
Kenyan native Erica P. De Souza petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA” or “Board”). *1157The Board denied her application for asylum and withholding of deportation pursuant to Sections 208(a) and 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the “Act”). 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158(a) and 1253(h). We affirm.
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Erica P. De Souza was born on July 17, 1963 in Mombasa, Kenya. -Administrative Record (“A.R.”) at 49. Only a few months later, on December 12, 1963, Kenya obtained its independence from the United Kingdom. Id. at 2, 131. De Souza’s parents were…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Kadrmas v. Dickinson Public SchoolsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by36 opinions
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