Legal Opinion
Sihin Hadera Francois v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 18, 2002No. 01-1233PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Sihin Hadera Francois, a native and citizen of Eritrea, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing her appeal from an Immigration Judge’s denial of her request for asylum and withholding of deportation. For the reasons stated below, we deny the petition.
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A. Procedural Background
Francois entered the United States on October 7, 1987, as a nonimmigrant student to attend Brown Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was authorized to remain in this country until March 23, 1989. On December 8, 1988, however, Francois was placed in…
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