The Ninth Circuit upheld the BIA, holding that 22 USC §7842, which states that a North Korean national “shall not be considered” a South Korean national for refugee and asylum purposes, does not preclude a finding under INA §208(b)(2)(A)(vi) and 8 CFR §208.15 that a North Korean has “firmly resettled” in South Korea.
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The Ninth Circuit upheld the BIA, holding that 22 USC §7842, which states that a North Korean national “shall not be considered” a South Korean national for refugee and asylum purposes, does not preclude a finding under INA §208(b)(2)(A)(vi) and 8 CFR §208.15 that a North Korean has “firmly resettled” in South Korea.
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