Michael Nosakhare Omoregbee v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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62 F.3d 1425·1995 WL 460362·1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 29349
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 3, 199593-70883California6,228 words

Opinion

Opinion

62 F.3d 1425 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Michael Nosakhare OMOREGBEE, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 93-70883. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 15, 1995. Decided Aug. 3, 1995. Before: HUG, ALARCON, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Michael Nosakhare Omoregbee ("Omoregbee") petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") denial of his application for asylum, his application to withhold deportation, and his motion to remand to apply for suspension of deportation. Omoregbee raises the following issues in this appeal: 3 1. His testimony was sufficient to support his claim of persecution; 4 2. This court must accept his testimony as credible because the BIA did not expressly find that his testimony lacked credibility; 5 3. The BIA denied his application for asylum and for withholding of deportation based on its erroneous notion that a petitioner's…

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