United States Ninth Circuit

The Board of Immigration Appeals erred in denying plaintiffs' asylum eligibility where they have a well-founded fear of persecution in Pakistan; however, plaintiffs' petition for withholding of deportation is denied where substantial evidence was not presented to satisfy its higher burden.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/03/2004
• Published 12/03/2004

Judges

• WARDLAW, Circuit Judge., Before:  REINHARDT, WARDLAW, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Garish Sarin, Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for the petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General;  Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director;  and Virginia M. Lum, Office of Immigration, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.