[DOWNLOAD] "Podio v. Immigration and Naturalization Service" by Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Podio v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
- Author : Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 25, 1998
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals Argued July 7, 1998 Vladimir Podio is a 42-year-old native and citizen of Ukraine. An immigration judge and the Bureau of Immigration Affairs (""BIA"") determined that Podio was ineligible for asylum or withholding of deportation because he had not suffered past persecution and did not have a well-founded fear of future persecution. See 8 U.S.C. sec.sec. 1158, 1253(h). Podio challenges those determinations, arguing that he was persecuted on account of his religion--he has been a Baptist all his life--and that he has a well-founded fear of future persecution for the same reason. Podio also contends that his due process rights were violated during his deportation hearing. Although the record as it stands does not compel us to conclude that Podio is eligible for asylum or withholding of deportation, we find that his deportation hearing did not comport with the requirements of due process. Podio was not allowed to complete his own testimony or to present witnesses to corroborate his testimony. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this decision. I.