HOSSEINI v. GONZALES

No. 03-73734.

464 F.3d 1018 (2006)

Masoud HOSSEINI, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew H. Adams, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Seattle, WA, for the petitioner.

William C. Peachey, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for the respondent.

Before CANBY, GOULD, and BEA, Circuit Judges.


CANBY, Circuit Judge.

Masoud Hosseini is an Iranian citizen who came to the United States on a student visa. He did not attend school and he overstayed his visa. He was ordered deported as an overstay, but he subsequently succeeded in having his deportation proceeding reopened. He sought asylum, withholding of deportation, and adjustment of status under the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA"). He also sought withholding and deferral of deportation under the Convention...

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