Legal Opinion
Abdul Hamid Shahandeh-Pey v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 28, 1987No. 86-2890PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILL, Senior District Judge.
Abdul Hamid Shahandeh-Pey (“Shahandeh”) petitions for review of a final decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“board”) denying his application for political asylum under § 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (1982), and ordering him deported from the United States. For the reasons stated below, we reverse the Board’s decision and remand for further proceedings.
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Shahandeh is an Iranian citizen. He was born on December 25, 1956 to a wealthy and prominent Iranian family. Shahandeh resided in Iran until the age of eighteen at…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- MARINBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1978
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- Rene Carvajal-Munoz v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Jorge Santana-Figueroa v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Rolando Cerda-PenaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- Adrian Kerciku and Najada Kerciku v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, and John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Ivan Batanic v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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