Legal Opinion
Butt v. Keisler
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 1, 2007No. 06-2135PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.
Muhammad Butt (“Butt”), his wife and three daughters, all citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Pakistan), petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) order affirming an immigration judge’s denial of their applications for asylum. 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a). We now deny their petition.
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BACKGROUND
In March 2002, the petitioners attempted to enter the United States at Boston without valid entry documents, see id. § 1182(a)(7)(A)(i)(I), and the respondent commenced these removal proceedings against them. The petitioners denied re-movability…
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