MAHINI v. I.N.S.

No. 85-7127.

779 F.2d 1419 (1986)

Masoud MAHINI, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 6, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy-Jo Merritt, Corwin & Merritt, Phoenix, Ariz., for petitioner.

Marshall T. Golding, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before SNEED, KENNEDY, and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.


SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Masoud Mahini appeals an order from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his application for asylum and withholding of deportation. The BIA denied Mahini's asylum claim and determined that he was ineligible for withholding of deportation. We deny the petition for review.

I.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

Petitioner Masoud Mahini, a citizen and native of Iran, was given...

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