Second Circuit· 3/2/2010

Castro v. Holder

Citations

597 F.3d 93
2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 4259
2010 WL 698294

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\jurisdiction given by said section 4 [ W.Va. Code
holding that to properly evaluate a claim of political opinion, IJ must give ʺcareful consideration of the broader political contextʺ
concluding that substantial evidence “requires a certain minimum level of analysis from the IJ and BIA, as well as some indication that the IJ considered material evidence supporting a petitioner’s claim”
explaining that “the burden [is] on the . . . applicant to establish a sufficiently strong 3 nexus” between a statutorily protected ground and persecution
explaining that the burden is on the “applicant to establish a sufficiently strong nexus to ... [a] protected ground[ ]”
noting that ʺopposition to government corruption may constitute a political opinion, and retaliation against someone for expressing that opinion may amount to political persecutionʺ

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Judges: Leval, Hall, Lynch

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