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TARVAND v. U.S. I.N.S.

No. 90-3078.

937 F.2d 973 (1991)

Morteza Seyed TARVAND, Petitioner, v. U.S. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 26, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Palma R. Yanni, Law Offices of Jan M. Pederson, P.C., argued (Michael A. Fracassi, Law Offices of Michael A. Fracassi, P.C., on brief), Washington, D.C., for petitioner.

Donald Anthony Couvillon, Civ. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, argued (Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richard M. Evans, Asst. Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civ. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, on brief), Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before PHILLIPS and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:

Morteza Sayed Tarvand appeals the final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his applications for voluntary departure, withholding of deportation, and asylum. We find that the decision to deny withholding of deportation is supported by substantial evidence and that the decision to deny voluntary departure is not an abuse of discretion. We remand the application for asylum for reconsideration under the standard prescribed...

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