Legal Opinion
Elisida Zavala-Bonilla v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1984No. 82-7686PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
Elisida Zavala-Bonilla petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying her applications for political asylum and suspension of deportation. For the reasons stated below, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
Zavala-Bonilla, a native and citizen of El Salvador, has lived in the United States since 1969. While in El Salvador, she earned her living as a textile worker. She was.also a trade union member in El Salvador for nine years, including three as a union executive, and she actively participated in her union’s activities,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Rolando Lopez Chavez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Rosa Candida Martinez-Romero v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by78 opinions
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