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GHADESSI v. I.N.S.

No. 85-7329.

797 F.2d 804 (1986)

Maryam GHADESSI, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 19, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Garrisi, Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioner.

Allen W. Hausman, Asst. Director Office of Immigration Litigation Civil Div., and Stewart Deutsch, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before POOLE and BEEZER, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON, District Judge

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

Maryam Ghadessi petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying her motion to reopen deportation proceedings to apply for asylum as a refugee under section 208(a) of the Refugee Act of 1980, 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a). The BIA denied Ghadessi's motion on the ground that she failed to establish a prima facie case for relief. We conclude that Ghadessi has stated a prima facie case of a well-founded...

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