Legal Opinion

Chehade Dib Lichaa Al Khouri v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 1, 2004No. 03-2063PublishedCited by 83 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Mr. Chehade Dib Lichaa Al Khouri, a Lebanese citizen, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision, affirming without opinion the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture. Because we find that Mr. Al Khouri was denied a full and fair hearing on his claims for relief before the IJ, we grant Mr. Al Khouri’s petition for review of the BIA’s decision and remand for a new hearing.

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Mr. Al Khouri left Lebanon in January of 1998. In Lebanon,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Reno v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Aguirre-AguirreSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Key v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by83 opinions

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