United States Second Circuit

A Chinese citizen's petition for review of a BIA's decision affirming an IJ's denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture, is granted where: 1) the BIA failed to consider petitioner's opposition to corruption in its full factual and political context and incorrectly concluded that opposition to corruption at one workplace - without evidence that the corruption extended to other workplaces - cannot serve as the basis for asylum; and 2) the BIA erroneously failed to consider petitioner's claim of imputed political opinion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/07/2012
• Published 09/07/2012

Judges

• Parker

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel