United States Fifth Circuit

Plaintiff successfully appeals the denial of her asylum petition and request for withholding of removal where the Board of Immigration Appeals' affirmance without opinion leaves no way of knowing whether the decision was made on a non-reviewable or reviewable basis.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/19/2004
• Published 08/19/2004

Judges

• DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, WIENER, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brian K. Bates (argued), Quan, Burdette & Perez, Houston, TX, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jennifer Paisner (argued), David V. Bernal, Richard M. Evans, Asst. Director, Thomas Ward Hussey, Dir., Susan Houser, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Imm. Lit., Washington, DC, Hipolito Acosta, U.S.INS, Houston, TX, Caryl G. Thompson, U.S.INS, Dist. Directors Office, Attn: Joe A. Aguilar, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.