United States Second Circuit

Petitioner's petition for review of the denial of his asylum petition is granted where the BIA erred in ruling that the treatment suffered by Petitioner on account of his political opinion did not amount to persecution because Petitioner retained his government employment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/19/2009
• Published 06/19/2009

Judges

• LEVAL, Circuit Judge:, Before McLAUGHLIN, LEVAL, and POOLER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Biyalo Watara Baba, New York, NY, Pro Se, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Aram Gavoor (Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General;  Barry Pettinato, Assistant Director;  John D. Williams, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, on the brief), Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.