United States Second Circuit

Decision of BIA rejecting petitioner's claim of economic persecution is remanded for clarification where BIA's interpretation of the term "persecution," 8 U.S.C. section 1101(a)(42)(A), as applied to economic persecution claims, is unclear.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/20/2006
• Published 07/20/2006

Judges

• DENNIS JACOBS, Circuit Judge., Before:  OAKES, JACOBS, and SACK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard George, Plaintiff-Appellant, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Scott Shorr, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, N.Y. representing Defendants-Appellees NYC Department of City Planning and NYC Department of Buildings.