BELAYNEH v. I.N.S.

No. 98-70941

213 F.3d 488 (2000)

Tsehay BELAYNEH; Esey Bekele, Petitioners, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 23, 2000


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard R. Davis, Rose, Rose & Davis, Los Angeles, California, Attorney for the petitioners.

Marshall T. Golding and Holly A. Gimbel, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Attorneys for the respondent.

Before: WALLACE, PREGERSON and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

In this petition for review, we must determine the extent to which a former spouse's political views may be considered imputed to a petitioner. Under the circumstances presented by this case, we conclude that substantial evidence supports the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decision affirming the denial of eligibility for asylum.

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Tsehay Belayneh, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, married Bekele Ibsa in 1967. They have...

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