Legal Opinion
Ivanov v. Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 15, 2013No. 11-1814PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*8THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
Petitioners Pavel Ivanov and Irina Ko-zochkina seek review of a final order of removal. They say the immigration courts erred by finding that the persecution Iva-nov experienced in Russia was not “on account of’ his Pentecostal faith. We agree. After careful consideration of the decision and the record, we vacate and remand for additional proceedings.
Facts and Procedural History
Petitioners are natives and citizens of Russia. Ivanov is a long-standing member of the Pentecostal Church, which Kozochk-ina, a Baptist, now attends.1
Petitioners entered the United States in…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-ZacariasSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Vicente Osorio v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Teresita Moral BORJA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Bernard Lukwago A/K/A Melvin Haft v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Aguilar-Solis v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Aldana Ramos v. Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014
- Commonwealth v. LavrinenkoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Ronneld Johnson v. W. MontgomeryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Santos Guaman v. SessionsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2018
- Ordonez-Quino v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014
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