United States Fifth Circuit

Plaintiff's petition for review is granted and the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision reversed, where the immigration judge improperly concluded that plaintiff's credited testimony was legally insufficient to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/15/2005
• Published 03/15/2005

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before SMITH and GARZA, Circuit Judges, and VANCE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gang Zhou (argued), New York City, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Russell J.E. Verby (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Dept. of Homeland Sec., David V. Bernal, Thomas Ward Hussey, Dir., U.S. Dept. of Justice, OIL, Washington, DC, Hipolito Acosta, U.S. INS, Houston, TX, Caryl G. Thompson, U.S.INS, Dist. Directors Office, Attn: Joe A. Aguilar, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.