The following excerpt is from Florez-de Solis v. I.N.S., 796 F.2d 330 (9th Cir. 1986):
The government has the burden of proving that an alien is deportable. However, if the alien concedes deportability as Solis did in this case, the government's burden on this issue is satisfied. Estrada v. INS, 775 F.2d 1018, 1020 (9th Cir.1985). A deportable alien may obtain relief from deportation if he or she meets the requirements for political asylum under section 208(a) or for withholding of deportation under section 243(h).
Section 243(h)(1) provides in pertinent part:
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