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KHALAF v. I.N.S.

No. 89-2031.

909 F.2d 589 (1990)

Mohammed KHALAF, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 23, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Hewitt Smith, for petitioner.

Jill E. Zengler, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, with whom Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Civ. Div., and Robert Kendall, Jr., Asst. Director, were on brief for respondent.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, CYR, Circuit Judge, and PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

The issue raised in this case is whether substantial evidence supports the Board of Immigration Appeals' ruling that petitioner Mohammed Khalaf does not have a "well-founded fear" that he will be persecuted on account of his "race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion" if deported to Jordan. 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42) (defining refugee); see 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a) (giving discretion...

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