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United States Second Circuit


Urgen v. Holder, 12-809

Denial of petitioner's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture is vacated and remanded with instructions to review the Immigration Judge's credibility finding and to make an explicit finding with respect to petitioner's country of nationality and citizenship, where, the Board of Immigration Appeals erroneously required that petitioner prove his nationality through documentary evidence alone.

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  • Decided 10/02/2014
  • Published 10/02/2014

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  • United States Second Circuit

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