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CARRANZA-HERNANDEZ v. I.N.S.

No. 1113, Docket 92-4203.

12 F.3d 4 (1993)

Efrain CARRANZA-HERNANDEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 9, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia C. Mooney, Chicago, IL (Valerie J. Hoffman, Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, Chicago, IL, Michelle E. Phillips, Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, New York City, of counsel), for petitioner-appellant.

F. James Loprest, Jr., Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., New York City (Otto G. Obermaier, U.S. Atty. S.D.N.Y., Claude M. Millman, Asst. U.S. Atty., New York City, of counsel), for respondent-appellee.

Before: NEWMAN and WINTER, Circuit Judges, and CARMAN, Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade.

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

This petition for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals raises questions concerning the proof required to establish a well-founded fear of persecution for the purposes of Section 208(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ("Act"). 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a) (1988). Efrain Carranza entered the United States illegally on January 29, 1989. He sought asylum on the ground that he has a well-founded fear of persecution for his union...

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