Melencio Legui Lim v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2000-08-29

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GOODWIN, Circuit Judge: Petitioner Melencio Legui Lim petitions from the dismissal by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) of his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of asylum and denial of withholding of deportation. We hold that the BIA erred in denying asylum eligibility, but we affirm the BIA’s denial of withholding of deportation. B…

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