Yohannes W. Habtemicael v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States

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• providing for substantial deference to the agency’s interpretation of its regulations
• remanding Convention claim after upholding denial of asylum and withholding of removal claims
• providing for substantial deference to the agency’s interpretation of its regulations
• “[T]he extent of [the EPLF’s] authority in 1985 and 1986 is a question for the immigration judge in the first instance, as is any legal consequence.”
• fear of mandatory military service cannot form basis for asylum claim unless service requirement is based on political beliefs
• “[T]he extent of [the EPLF’s] authority in 1985 and 1986 is a question for the immigration judge in the first instance, as is any legal consequence.”

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