Legal Opinion
Saidou Dia v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 30, 2003No. 02-2460PublishedCited by 573 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
RENDELL, Circuit Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. THE STREAMLINING REGULATIONS.234
A. Background.234
B. Statutory and Regulatory Scheme.236
C. Constitutional Challenges.238
II. THE AGENCY’S DENIAL OF RELIEF.245
A. Dia’s Testimony .245
B. Burden and Standard of Review.247
C. The Immigration Judge’s Decision .250
1. Past Persecution.251
2. Procurement of a Passport and Visa.256
3. Future Persecution.259
III. CONCLUSION.260
Judge Rendell filed the opinion of the Court in which Chief Judge Scirica and Judges Nygaard, Barry, Fuentes, and Smith joined amd Judges McKee, Ambro and Becker joined as…
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