· 4/30/2013
Karki v. Holder
Citations
- 715 F.3d 792
- 2013 WL 1799994
- 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 8702
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- concluding that one of the BIA’s findings was unsupportable on the record and then examining the BIA’s alternative finding on a different element
- holding that a petitioner would meet the willful blindness standard if he could show that “the government would likely turn a blind eye to his torture”
- explaining that aliens must prove their eligibility for asylum with objective, credible, and specific evidence
- concluding the BIA failed to consider certain evidence and the record as a whole did not reasonably support the BIA’s findings
- vacating a BIA decision on asylum and withholding of removal after finding the BIA had committed legal error
- granting petition for review as to CAT claim where petitioner provided “evidence that the government regularly fails to take action to prevent or punish Maoist acts of torture”
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Judges: Kelly, McKAY, O'Brien
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