· 7/6/1995
Farid Faham Gamal Ghaly v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Citations
- 58 F.3d 1425
- 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5212
- 95 Daily Journal DAR 8918
- 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 16437
- 1995 WL 394369
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that an asylum applicant's due process rights were not violated where the BIA clearly considered the documentary evidence contained in the record
- concluding that an asylum applicant’s due process rights were not violated where the BIA clearly considered the documentary evidence contained in the record
- holding that “where private discrimination is neither condoned by the state nor the prevailing social norm, it clearly does not amount to 'persecution' within the meaning of the Act.”
- holding that “persecution is an extreme concept that does not include every sort of treatment our society regards as offensive”
- holding that “where private discrimination is neither condoned by the state nor the prevailing social norm” it does not constitute persecution
- holding that “where private discrimination is neither con- doned by the state nor the prevailing social norm, it clearly does not amount to ‘persecution’ within the meaning of the Act.”
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Judges: Wallace, Hug, Hawkins
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