Ali Kamaleddin, Fatemeh Zokaei-Alamdari v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

21 F.3d 1113 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ali KAMALEDDIN, ** Fatemeh Zokaei-Alamdari, Petitioners, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70551. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 2, 1994. * Decided April 4, 1994. Before: D.W. NELSON, REINHARDT, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Fatemeh Zokaei-Alamdari ("Zokaei") petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying her applications for political asylum and suspension of deportation. For the reasons stated below, we grant the petition and reverse and remand for further proceedings on both claims. 3 Zokaei is a thirty-five year old native and citizen of Iran. She has resided continuously in the United States since December 1982. In 1974, Zokaei married Ali Kamaleddin. Although Kamaleddin told her he was in the Iranian army, he was actually a member of the "Savak," the Shah's secret police. In 1975, the couple had a…