United States Third Circuit

The Board of Immigration Appeals' decision not to extend Matter of C-Y-Z, 21 I. & N. Dec. 915 (BIA 1997), holding that the spouse of a person forced to undergo an abortion is deemed to have suffered past persecution, to unmarried partners is reasonable, as it contributes to efficient administration and avoids difficult and problematic factual inquires.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/18/2004
• Decided 08/20/2004
• Published 08/20/2004

Judges

• ALITO, Circuit Judge., Before ALITO, SMITH, and WALLACE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Theodore N. Cox, Joshua Bardavid (Argued), New York, NY, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter D. Keisler, David V. Bernal, Jocelyn L. Wright (Argued), Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington D.C., for Respondent.