Legal Opinion
Wiransane v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 27, 2004No. 02-9555PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner David Johanes Wiransane appeals a decision by an immigration judge (IJ), affirmed by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), denying his claims of eligibility for asylum and for restriction on removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1101, et seq. A native and citizen of Indonesia, Petitioner claims that he fears persecution in Indonesia because of anti-Chinese riots that erupted in that country after his arrival in the United States.
At a hearing on November 17, 1998, the IJ denied Petitioner’s claim. The BIA affirmed the IJ’s…
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3Cited by47 opinions
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