Melishiw Mehari-Amidegiorgis v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

81 F.3d 169 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Melishiw MEHARI-AMIDEGIORGIS, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70732. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 8, 1995. Decided March 21, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, KOZINSKI, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Petitioner Melishiw Mehari-Amidegiorgis ("Mehari") petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order affirming the decision of an Immigration Judge ("IJ") denying Mehari's request for political asylum, 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (a), and withholding of deportation, 8 U.S.C. § 1253 (h). We conclude that the BIA's decision was not supported by substantial evidence in the record and grant the petition for review. 3 At her first immigration hearing in September 1989, Mehari, represented by counsel, conceded deportability but renewed her request for asylum and withholding of deportation, and requested an extension…