Vajihe Mozaffarian Djamal Djavid Mozaffarian v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

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17 F.3d 395·1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 9231
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 4, 199492-70614California904 words

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17 F.3d 395 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Vajihe MOZAFFARIAN; Djamal Djavid Mozaffarian, Petitioners, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70614. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 4, 1994. Decided Feb. 1, 1993. Before: WRIGHT, CANBY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges MEMORANDUM * Vajihe and Djamal Djavid Mozaffarian applied for political asylum in the United States. An immigration judge denied their application and the Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed the IJ's decision. The Mozaffarians have now petitioned this court for review, claiming that the BIA failed to address important parts of their asylum claim and that the record establishes a well-founded fear of persecution in Iran. We grant the petition for review, vacate the BIA's order and remand for further proceedings. ANALYSIS Our review of an adverse determination in an asylum case is limited to the BIA's decision and we may not rely…

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