REZAI v. I.N.S.

No. 94-9555.

62 F.3d 1286 (1995)

Saeed REZAI, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 14, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oscar W. McConkie III, of Kirton & McConkie, Salt Lake City, UT, for petitioner.

Pauline C. Terrelonge, Atty., Civ. Div., Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC (Lauri Filppu, Deputy Director, Civ. Div., Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, with her on the brief), for respondent.

Before SEYMOUR, Chief Judge, BARRETT, Circuit Judge, and DAUGHERTY, District Judge.


SEYMOUR, Chief Judge.

Saeed Rezai, an Iranian citizen, challenges the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his requests for asylum and withholding of deportation. Mr. Rezai also contends that the BIA should have remanded his case for reopening of the deportation proceeding, thus allowing the immigration judge to adjust his status on the basis of his second marriage to a United States citizen. We affirm.

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