Legal Opinion
Ahir v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 2, 2008No. 04-73464PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Kalavatiben Ahir petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) finding that her application for asylum was frivolous. We have jurisdiction to review orders of removal pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252, and we deny the petition.
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Ahir, a native and citizen of India, entered the United States through Miami, Florida in March 1992 as a non-immigrant visitor. After overstaying her visa, Ahir filed an application for asylum in May 1994. In her application, Ahir alleged that in India she belonged to a “Hindu…
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