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SHOAFERA v. I.N.S.

No. 98-70565.

228 F.3d 1070 (2000)

Nigist SHOAFERA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 7, 2000.

Dissenting Opinion Amended December 11, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Silbiger, Silbiger & Honig, Los Angeles, California, for the petitioner-appellant.

Ann V. Crowley and Paul Kovac, Office of Immigration Litigation, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent-appellee.

Before: WALLACE, PREGERSON, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Nigist Shoafera, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, petitions this court for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying her request for asylum and withholding of deportation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105(a), as modified by the "transitional rules" under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ("IIRIRA"). See Section 309(c)(4) of IIRIRA. We grant...

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