United States Ninth Circuit

Credible evidence presented by an Israeli citizen, including encounters with Israeli Marines, compels a finding of past persecution, and the INS failed to rebut the presumption of future persecution, thus petitioner and his family are eligible for asylum. (Amended opinion)

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/08/2002
• Decided 07/11/2003
• Published 05/06/2004

Judges

• Before:  TASHIMA, THOMAS and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Haitham Edward Ballout, Burlingame, CA, for the petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• John C. Cunningham and Jocelyn Lopez Wright, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent.