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· 9/19/1988

Jorge Perez-Alvarez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Citations

  • 857 F.2d 23
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 12683

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  • finding that nothing in the record sustains the IJ’s assumptions other than “perhaps his general perception of life or political conditions in El Salvador which may or may not be grounded in fact”
  • finding that nothing in the record sustains the IJ's assumptions other than \perhaps his general perception of life or political conditions in El Salvador which may or may not be grounded in fact\
  • finding that nothing in the <br>record sustains the IJ's assumptions other than \perhaps his <br>general perception of life or political conditions in El <br>Salvador which may or may not be grounded in fact\
  • adopting concurring opinion of Board Member which stated that in considering claims of persecution it is “highly advisable to avoid assump- tions about how other societies operate”
  • nothing in record sustains IJ's assumptions, \except perhaps his general perception of life or political conditions in El Salvador which may or may not be grounded in fact\
  • “[T]he Board in exercising the discretionary authority conferred upon it by Congress cannot proceed arbitrarily and must consider and evaluate all relevant factors.”

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Judges: Bownes, Noonan, Selya

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