United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Xi v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. 8 May 2002 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return | Countries: China - United States of America |
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Mauro Vargas-Garcia v. Immigration And Naturalization Service
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Argued and Submitted: April 5, 2002 - Pasadena, California 25 April 2002 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Mexico - United States of America |
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Naseem Salman Al-Harbi v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
25 March 2002 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Iraq - United States of America |
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Hyung Joon Kim v. James W. Ziglar, Commissioner, and John Ashcroft, Attorney General
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 9 January 2002 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return | Countries: United States of America |
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United States of America v. Mario Portillo-Mendoza
Submitted: June 4, 2001; Filed: December 17, 2001 He was charged with illegally entering, attempting to enter, and being found in the United States after a prior deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). After a jury found him guilty, his sentence was enhanced from 18 to 84 months on the basis of his having previously committed "aggravated felonies" 17 December 2001 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return | Countries: Mexico - United States of America |
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United States of America v. Chirsitan Ramos-Godinez
Argued: November 7, 2001; Filed: December 4, 2001 Whether a brief hiatus in otherwise continuous observation of a deported alien reentering the country is sufficient to establish that the alien was free from official restraint 4 December 2001 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return | Countries: Mexico - United States of America |
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Abel Chaves Baeta v. Roseanne C. Sonchik, Immigration and Naturalization Service
Argued and Submitted: 15 October, 2001. Filed: 29 November, 2001. We conclude that, under the circumstances presented by this case, transfer to the Court of Appeals is appropriate under 28 U.S.C. § 1631. After consideration on the merits, we deny the petition for review. 29 November 2001 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Habeas corpus | Countries: Portugal - United States of America |
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Rossitza Koleva Popova and Nadejda Petrova v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Argued and Submitted: October 11, 2001 - San Francisco, California 28 November 2001 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Bulgaria - United States of America |
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Tito Imer Alvarenga-Villalobos v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States, Charles H. Demore, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Vaughn R. Walker, District Judge, Presiding Submitted: November 5, 2001 26 November 2001 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America |
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Jaswant Lal, Shakuntla Lal, Rikesh Lal v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Argued and Submitted December 9, 1999--San Francisco, California. Filed: July 3, 2001 Amended: October 22, 2001 22 October 2001 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Fiji - United States of America |
