United States Fourth Circuit

Citizen of Guinea's petition for review of BIA's denial of her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the CAT is granted and the BIA's decision denying her asylum application on the basis of an adverse credibility finding is vacated and remanded as it was not supported by substantial evidence, and petitioner established past persecution in the form of female genital mutilation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/24/2009
• Published 11/24/2009

Judges

• Before TRAXLER, Chief Judge, and GREGORY and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Kamal M. Nawash, The Nawash Law Office, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.  Theodore Charles Hirt, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.   ON BRIEF:  Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Linda S. Wernery, Assistant Director, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.