United States Fourth Circuit

Petition for review of order that petitioner be removed to Niger, her country of origin, based on finding that she had only a 10% chance of undergoing female genital mutilation if she returned to Niger, is granted insofar as it challenges the denial of her application for asylum and withholding of removal as the IJ's findings on these issues are not supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/25/2006
• Decided 01/05/2007
• Published 01/05/2007

Judges

• Before KING, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Kell Enow, Silver Spring, Maryland, for Petitioner.   Daniel Eric Goldman, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.   ON BRIEF:  Patrick G. Tzeuton, Law Offices of Patrick Tzeuton & Associates, Silver Spring, Maryland, for Petitioner.  Chuck Rosenberg, United States Attorney, Mark A. Exley, Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Respondent.