LAIPENIEKS v. I.N.S.

No. 83-7711.

750 F.2d 1427 (1985)

Edgars LAIPENIEKS, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 9, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan I. Goldsmith, Dorazio, Barnhorst, Goldsmith & Bonar, San Diego, Cal., for petitioner.

Bruce J. Einhorn, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before TANG, BOOCHEVER and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


TANG, Circuit Judge:

Edgars Laipenieks petitions from a Board of Immigrations Appeals ("BIA" or the "Board") decision finding him deportable under section 241(a)(19) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") [8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(19)]. The BIA found Laipenieks deportable on the ground that he participated in or assisted the Nazi government in the persecution of Communists because of their political opinion.

Laipenieks argues that the Immigration and...

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