Legal Opinion

Jhonny A. Huaman-Cornelio v. Board of Immigration Appeals

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided November 19, 1992No. 92-1201PublishedCited by 138 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner in this case contests the denial of his application for asylum by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). The immigration judge (“U”) had ruled in petitioner’s favor on the asylum claim, and petitioner contends chiefly that subsequent panels of review must'pay that initial ruling substantial deference. We think, however, that petitioner would accord more weight to the IJ’s finding than the law compels or even allows. Applying the proper standard of review to petitioner’s claims, we affirm the BIA’s decision that he was statutorily ineligible for…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
Alberto Damaize-Job v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
Hamed Elsyed Elnager v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
Carlos Armando Castillo-Rodriguez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by138 opinions

BURBANOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1994
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David Wachira Ngarurih v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
Anibal S. Mazariegos v. Office of the U.S. Attorney General, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
Yong Hao Chen v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999

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