U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2001

Choy-Alvarez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

Choy-Alvarez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided October 11, 2001
21 F. App'x 611

Choy-Alvarez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM *

The Board of Immigration Appeals had sufficient evidence to find Choy-Alvarez statutorily ineligible for asylum because his admitted conduct (carrying sealed messages for the Sendero Luminoso every two weeks for nearly two years) fits the statutory definition of having assisted or otherwise participated in the persecution of others on account of a protected ground. 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42). Although Choy-Alvarez claimed no actual knowledge of the contents of the messages, he conceded to constructive knowledge of the contents by admitting that “explosions, [or] car bombs” would happen shortly after their delivery and acknowledged that it was reasonable to conclude that he had been delivering instructions to carry out acts of violence.

PETITION DENIED.

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