United States Fifth Circuit

Statutory relief, for refugees seeking asylum from a foreign country's coercive population control program, is limited to spouses, and does not apply to unmarried couples.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/29/2004
• Published 12/30/2004

Judges

• EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, BARKSDALE and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark Edward Jacobs, Dallas, TX, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• John J. Andre, Civ. Div., Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, OIL, Donald Eugene Keener, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Caryl G. Thompson, U.S. INS, Attn: Joe A. Aguilar, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.