United States Ninth Circuit
Lkhagvasuren v. Lynch, 13-71778
In a petition for review brought by a Mongolian citizen who sought asylum and other relief from removal based on his actions whistleblowing corruption, the panel's decision to adopt the three-factor framework of Matter of N.M., 25 I. & N. Dec. 526 (BIA 2011) is affirmed when there is substantial evidence to support the Board’s conclusion that petitioner failed to present evidence that his purported persecutors were motivated by his anticorruption beliefs, or that the corruption was connected to government actors.
Appellate Information
- Decided
- Published 2016/12/30
Judges
- PER CURIAM
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit