Jalali

Jalali v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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921 F.2d 280
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 2, 199136-3_7California1,815 words

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921 F.2d 280 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Faramarz Farahani JALALI, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. 1 No. 89-70033. 2 United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 16, 1990. Decided Jan. 2, 1991. 3 Before ALARCON and POOLE, Circuit Judges, and HATTER, District Judge * . 4 MEMORANDUM ** 5 Faramarz Farahani Jalali petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) order affirming the Immigration Judge's (IJ) decision denying his requests for asylum and prohibition against deportation. Jalali contends that the BIA erred in determining that his refusal to participate in the Iranian military is not a valid ground for political asylum. He further contends that the BIA erred in refusing to consider new documentary evidence he presented to the BIA for the first time on appeal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a) (1988). We affirm the decision of…

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