United States Sixth Circuit

The Board of Immigration Appeals erred in ruling as a matter of law that a Palestinian could not request asylum from Kuwait based on the fact that she cannot be deported there. Petitioner established past persecution in Kuwait.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/31/2003
• Published 03/31/2003

Judges

• Before:  GILMAN and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges;  POLSTER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Noel J. Saleh (briefed), Saleh & Salley, Detroit, MI, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Susan K. Houser, Richard M. Evans (briefed), United States Department of Justice, Office of Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.