Legal Opinion

Noemi GARROVILLAS, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 29, 1998No. 96-70473PublishedCited by 321 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

Noemi Garrovillas petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) denial of his application for political asylum, withholding of deportation, and voluntary departure. We grant the petition for review, vacate the BIA’s decision, and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

Garrovillas, a forty-three year old married male and a native and citizen of the Philippines, entered the United States on or about March 17, 1990. Thereafter, he remained in the United States beyond his authorized period of stay. In an Order to Show Cause, dated March 1, 1994 and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-ZacariasSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Farid Faham Gamal Ghaly v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  3. Baljinder Singh SANGHA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  4. Maryam Hartooni v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  5. Julio Cesar Berroteran-Melendez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992

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