Read HOXHA v. ASHCROFT, 01-71636

Substantial evidence did not support the Board of Immigration Appeals's denial of an ethnic Albanian's eligibility for asylum, but did support denial of withholding of deportation.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/05/2002
• Submitted 11/05/2002
• Decided 02/18/2003
• Published 02/18/2003

Judges

• CANBY, Circuit Judge:, Before CANBY, GOULD and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Curtis F. Pierce, Los Angeles, CA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Norah Ascoli Schwarz, Michele Y.F. Sarko, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for the respondent.