Legal Opinion
Kechichian v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 23, 2008No. 07-1584PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
Astghik Kechichian, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of a final order of removal of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). The BIA agreed with the finding of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) that Kechichian is not entitled to withholding of removal because she has not shown that it is more likely than not she would be persecuted were she to return to Armenia. The BIA declined to address Kechichian’s argument that she is a member of a social group of people with mental illness requiring treatment because she had failed to raise that argument before the…
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