Akram Rahnamaie v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service

967 F.2d 589 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Akram RAHNAMAIE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent-Appellee. No. 89-70549. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 15, 1992. * Decided June 16, 1992. Before CHOY, SNEED and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Akram Rahnamaie, a native and citizen of Iran, petitions this court for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) order dismissing her appeal from the Immigration Judge's (IJ) order of deportation. We grant the petition and remand to the BIA. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 3 In December 1986, Rahnamaie entered the United States on a six-month tourist visa. In March 1988, she applied to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) district director for political asylum, but the director denied her application and gave her thirty days to voluntarily depart the United States. When Rahnamaie remained in the United States,…