Legal Opinion
LAM
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1981No. ID 2857PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2857 MATTER OF LAM In Deportation Proceedings A-16032555 Decided by Board March 24, 1981 (I) An alien may qualify for asylum under the Refugee Act of 1980 if he establishes that he is a "refugee'? within the meaning of section 101(a)(42)(A) of the Immigration and Na- tionality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42)(A), that is, that he has a well-founded fear of persecu- tion in the country of his nationality, or the country where he last resided, on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. (2) Where a finding has been made…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rosenberg v. Yee Chien WooSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chinese American Civic Council v. Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- McMULLENBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1980
- Peter Chow Lung Shen v. P. A. Esperdy, as District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Kai Fung Chan v. KileyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- ACOSTABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1985
- Efrain Antonio Rebollo-Jovel v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- SALIMBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1982
- SOLEIMANIBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1989
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