United States Ninth Circuit

The Immigration Judge incorrectly determined that plaintiff's past persecution was attributable to personal motives of vengeance, and, subsequently, the decision to deny his petition for asylum is reversed where evidence supports a finding that the persecution was, at least in part, on account of plaintiff's political opinion.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/13/2004
• Decided 08/02/2004
• Published 08/02/2004

Judges

• Before:  B. FLETCHER, TROTT and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lizbeth A. Galdamez and Michael P. Karr, Sacramento, CA, for the petitioner., Beth Werlin and Trina Realmuto, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae American Immigration Law Foundation.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey J. Bernstein and John M. McAdams, Jr., United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for the respondent.