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CHEEMA v. HOLDER

No. 08-72451.

693 F.3d 1045 (2012)

Baljinder Singh CHEEMA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 6, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Bradford Jobe, Esq. , Law Offices of Robert B. Jobe, San Francisco, CA, for petitioner Baljinder Singh Cheema.

Stefanie N. Hennes , Dep't of Just., Washington, DC; Chief Counsel ICE; Blair O'Connor , Dep't of Just., Washington, DC; OIL, Dep't of Just., Washington, DC; Jonathan Aaron Robbins, Esq. , Dep't of Just., Washington, DC; Luis E. Perez , Dep't of Just., Washington, DC, for respondent, Atty Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr.

Before: FERDINAND F. FERNANDEZ, RICHARD A. PAEZ, and JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

NGUYEN, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Baljinder Singh Cheema ("Cheema") admits that he filed a fabricated asylum application that was supported by fraudulent documents. Cheema nevertheless challenges the immigration judge's ("IJ") finding that he knowingly filed a frivolous application. Under 8 U.S.C. § 1158(d)(6), an asylum applicant who is determined to have knowingly filed a frivolous application is permanently ineligible for immigration benefits...

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