United States Sixth Circuit

Substantial evidence supports the BIA determination that Iranian alien is ineligible for asylum and/or withholding of deportation. The BIA committed reversible legal error, however, in denying his motion to reopen his application for adjustment of status on the grounds that he had solicited for membership in a terrorist organization.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/23/2003
• Decided 01/20/2004
• Published 01/20/2004

Judges

• Before KENNEDY and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges;  ALDRICH, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Behzad Ghassemi (argued and briefed), E. Lansing, MI, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lyle D. Jentzer (argued), Ethan B. Kanter (briefed), Michael P. Lindemann (briefed), Carl H. McIntyre, Nancy E. Friedman, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.