Abdul Gafoor Bibi Nurun Nisha Faymeeza Nisha Farzana Nisha v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2000-11-03

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O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge, dissenting: Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, Gafoor and his family are eligible for asylum only if he has at least a “well-founded fear” that returning to Fiji would result in his “persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.” 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(42)(A). Because the…

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