Legal Opinion
Maryam Ghadessi v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1986No. 85-7329PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
Maryam Ghadessi petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying her motion to reopen deportation proceedings to apply for asylum as a refugee under section 208(a) of the Refugee Act of 1980, 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a). The BIA denied Ghadessi’s motion on the ground that she failed to establish a prima facie case for relief. We conclude that Ghadessi has stated a prima facie case of a well-founded fear of persecution and thus we remand this matter to the BIA to reopen deportation proceedings for the presentation of evidence on her…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Rios-PinedaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Espectacion Bolanos-Hernandez v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Adela Hernandez-Ortiz v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Reginaldo Diaz-Escobar v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Elisida Zavala-Bonilla v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by34 opinions
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