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officer, petitioner provided an affidavit regarding his
application to enter the United States. In it, he said, inter
alia, (1) that he did not have an apartment in the United States,
(2) that he would eventually like to reside permanently in the
United States, and (3) that he intended to stay in the United
States for several weeks and then travel to Israel.
Petitioner applied for political asylum in the United States
in October 1983. He was staying at his parent’s apartment in New
York at that time. Petitioner was granted political asylum in
the United States on April 20, 1984. He was divorced from
Shirley Elghanian in 1984.
Around 1985, petitioner’s family heard that the Iranian
government would welcome expatriates to return to run their
former businesses. Khalil and Soleyman Elghanian, petitioner’s
cousins, went to Iran on behalf of the family in 1985 in an
attempt to reclaim Elghanian family assets. They discovered that
the offer was a hoax. They believed that they were in danger in
Iran. They paid smugglers to help them escape from Iran.
D. Petitioner’s Tax Filing and Earnings History and 1986 Income
Tax Return
Petitioner filed no U.S. Federal income tax returns for any
tax year before 1986. He had no earnings in the United States
before 1987.
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