United States First Circuit

In a case in which a former Cambodian immigration official sought asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture as a result of past harassment and a fear of further reprisal for his antagonism to the ruling Cambodian People's Party and the Cambodian government, a petition for review of a BIA order denying relief from removal on those grounds is granted, where the BIA erred in dismissing the petitioner's appeal based on his failure to corroborate his dealings with a U.S. government employee, since there was no finding on the adequacy of his explanation for failing to provide the required corroboration.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/25/2012
• Published 04/25/2012

Judges

• Lipez

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David L. Yavner, Jesse Matthew Bless