Zohra Abassy v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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101 F.3d 705·1996 WL 665472·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 39609
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 14, 199695-70393California1,117 words

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101 F.3d 705 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Zohra ABASSY, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70393. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 20, 1996. Decided Nov. 14, 1996. 1 Petition to Review a Decision of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, No. Aft-qbw-gbm. 2 B.I.A. 3 REVIEW DENIED. 4 Before: KOZINSKI and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, * Senior District Judge. 5 MEMORANDUM ** 6 Zohra Abassy petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming an Immigration Judge's ("IJ") deportation order. We find substantial evidence supports the BIA's decision and therefore deny the petition. 7 Abassy is a native of Afghanistan and a German citizen. She fled Afghanistan in 1980, following the Soviet invasion, and received asylum in Germany, where she became a citizen in 1991. While in Germany, she claims to have been subjected to racially…

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