United States Ninth Circuit

Petitioner brought to U.S. under government program to evacuate insurgents hostile to foreign government has a well-founded fear of future prosecution if returned to country of origin based upon imputed political belief of favoring the U.S. government, justifying asylum.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/09/2001
• Published 03/09/2001

Judges

• Before:  KLEINFELD, TASHIMA and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel