In re S-A-
United States Board of Immigration Appeals
22 I. & N. Dec. 1328 (2000)
- Written by Mary Katherine Cunningham, JD
Facts
S-A (defendant) entered the United States from Morocco seeking asylum, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (plaintiff) initiated deportation proceedings. In the proceedings before an immigration judge (IJ), S-A testified that her father physically and emotionally abused her in Morocco. S-A testified that, although she has more liberal religious beliefs, her father is an orthodox Muslim. S-A testified that, when she was 14, her father burned her on her thighs because she wore a short skirt and that she received no hospital treatment. S-A also testified that, on another occasion, her father beat her after he observed her speaking to another man, causing her to suffer bleeding. S-A also testified that, in 1997, her father discovered she had snuck out and slapped, punched, and kicked her. S-A testified her mother had previously asked the police for help and received no help. S-A testified that she attempted to kill herself on two occasions. S-A testified that she fled to the United States with the help of her relatives. S-A’s maternal aunt also testified, corroborating S-A’s father was violent to S-A because of his orthodox Muslim faith. The maternal aunt also testified that the police in Morocco would not intervene because, under local law, a father’s power over a daughter is unfettered. The aunt also testified that if S-A returned to Morocco, her father would kill her because she violated his more orthodox Muslim beliefs. The IJ denied S-A’s asylum application, finding her testimony not credible without expanding further on that decision. S-A appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Hurwitz, J.)
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