United States Ninth Circuit

Asylum proceedings must be reopened where petitioner demonstrated that he appeared on a Phillipine rebel group's "hit list" after acting as an informer against it, and his fear of future persecution is well-founded.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/13/2002
• Decided 08/02/2002
• Published 08/02/2002

Judges

• Before THOMPSON, W. FLETCHER and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael P. Karr, Sacramento, California, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Julia K. Doig and Anthony C. Payne, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.