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Youri K. Koliada v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 1, 2001No. 00-3421PublishedCited by 146 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Youri K. Koliada, a native and citizen of the Ukraine, requested asylum and withholding of removal from the United States, which an administrative immigration judge denied on February 26, 1997. The Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed this denial on March 9, 2000. Koliada now petitions for review of the Board’s decision, arguing that his well-founded fear of persecution merits reversal. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the Board’s decision and DENY Koliada’s petition for review.

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A. Facts Regarding Koliada

Mr. Koliada grew up in a family with an anti-communist history and…

3Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-ZacariasSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8943, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,491 Veronico Blas Almario Kalaw Eleanor Lu Dalisay v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Florencia Garcia Revilla v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Anastacia Miranda-Gonzalez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  4. Guennadi Y. Mikhailevitch v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  5. Vaso and Djela Perkovic v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994

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4Cited by146 opinions

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  4. Elma Mullai v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  5. Fatos Vasha v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005

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