GOONSUWAN v. ASHCROFT

No. 00-10349.

252 F.3d 383 (2001)

Anirut GOONSUWAN, also known as Dong A. Manucy, Petitioner-Appellee, v. John ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 18, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa S. Brodyaga (argued), San Benito, TX, Robert G. Estrada, Law Office of Robert G. Estrada, Wichita Falls, TX, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Robbin K. Blaya (argued), John J. Andre, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and ALDISERT and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Anirut Goonsuwan, also known as Dong Manucy, the name given to him when he was adopted by his step-father, came to the United States from Thailand with his mother and sister in 1975. From the age of four, Goonsuwan was raised in the United States by his mother and step-father, an Air Force officer. He is unfamiliar with his native Thailand. Goonsuwan does not speak the Thai language and, since his departure, has lost all contact with his...

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