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Sixth Circuit· 5/6/2008

Zoarab v. Mukasey

Citations

  • 524 F.3d 777
  • 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 9686
  • 2008 WL 1946544

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  • finding no evidence that a petitioner who called the prince of the United Arab Emirates corrupt was expressing opposition to the government, as opposed to confronting the prince over a business deal gone sour, because the petitioner did not make any public statements of political opposition
  • finding no evidence that a petitioner who called the prince of the United Arab Emirates corrupt was expressing opposition to the government, as opposed to confronting the prince over a business deal gone sour, because the petitioner did not make any public statements of political opposition
  • “Asylum is not available to an alien who fears retribution solely over personal matters.”
  • “Courts have routinely rejected asylum applications grounded in personal disputes because ‘without a firm footing in one of the five protected bases, asylum law offers no legal theory to the BIA before arguing it to the court on appeal

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Judges: Gilman, Rogers, McKeague

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