Hosseini

Background

Hosseini’s activities after coming to the United States pre- sent a complicated scenario. Hosseini entered this country on a student visa that allowed him to remain here for approxi- 2 One member of the BIA dissented from the denial of deferral of depor- tation under the Convention Against Torture. HOSSEINI v. GONZALES 20001 mately two weeks. He obtained the visa with the help of a Los Angeles-based immigration consultant named Bahram Tabatabai. Hosseini never attended school and did not leave when his visa expired. Instead, he filed applications for politi- cal asylum with Tabatabai’s help. Hosseini filed his first asy- lum application under a false name and alien registration number. He made numerous other false statements in this application. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) charged him with remaining in the U.S. longer than permitted and he was ordered deported in absentia when he did not appear for his hearing.

Hosseini filed a second asylum application using a different name and registration number. He made several other false declarations in this application. The INS charged Hosseini with deportability as an alien who was not…