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5th Circuit Upholds Deportation; Rejects Religious Persecution Plea

By Howard M. Friedman

In Muhammad v. Holder, (5th Cir., Feb. 10, 2010), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals that allowed deportation of Baboo Muhammad, a Pakistani who is a member of the Shi'a Ismaili sect. The court agreed with the findings of the Immigration Judge that Muhammad had not shown past religious persecution or a clear probability of religious persecution by Sunni Muslims in the future if he were returned to Pakistan. Muhammad entered the U.S. illegally in 1993.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on February 11, 2010 (boomark / email).