Legal Opinion
Vassil Krastev v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 4, 1996No. 95-3957PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Vassil Krastev (“Krastev”) seeks review of the affirmance by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) of the decision of an Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denying Krastev’s request for political asylum, or in the alternative, withholding of deportation. The sole issue before us is whether the decision of the BIA was supported by substantial evidence. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Krastev is a 42-year old male who was born in and is a citizen of Bulgaria. He entered the United States on a non-immigrant visitor visa on August 9, 1990. The visa authorized him to remain…
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