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MEJIA v. ASHCROFT

No. 00-71638.

298 F.3d 873 (2002)

Emmanuel MEJIA, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 2, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Karr, Sacramento, California, for the petitioner.

Julia K. Doig and Anthony C. Payne, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.

Before THOMPSON, W. FLETCHER and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

BERZON, Circuit Judge.

Emmanuel Mejia, a native of the Phillippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) decision denying his motion to reopen his asylum proceedings. We grant the petition and direct the BIA to reopen the proceedings.

BACKGROUND

Emmanuel Mejia left the Philippines for the United States in May 1992, afraid for his life. The following account of...

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