Legal Opinion
Lyndon Erickson McLeod v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 1, 1986No. 86-3009PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This is a petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) which denied the request of petitioner Lyndon McLeod for asylum and withholding of deportation under Sections 208 and 243(h) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158, 1253(h). McLeod alleges principally that (1) he met the burden of proof required to establish eligibility for relief from deportation and (2) the proceedings before the BIA were tainted by procedural flaws, including a woefully deficient transcript which renders it impossible to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. StevicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- National Labor Relations Board v. Seven-Up Bottling Co. of Miami, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Hector Andres Marroquin-Manriquez v. The Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by53 opinions
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- Thurber v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
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