Legal Opinion
Elizabeth Makonnen v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1995No. 93-4010PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Elizabeth Makonnen petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (the BIA or Board) denying her application for political asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (1988 & Supp. V 1993) and withholding of deportation under 8 U.S.C. § 1253(h) (Supp. V 1993), granting her request for voluntary departure instead, and denying her motion to remand her case to the Immigration Judge for consideration of additional evidence. We grant the petition and remand to the Board for further proceedings.
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Makonnen, an Ethiopian national and a member of the Oromo Liberation…
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