Khadija Mohammed v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, Khadija Ahmed Mohamed v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General

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• holding that the BIA abused its discretion when it failed to consider and weigh all of the evidence submitted by a petitioner
• holding that an alien need “demonstrate only that she has plausible grounds for relief” to show prejudice
• holding that a Somali woman under threat of female genital mutilation was a member of a particular social group
• recognizing that to prevail on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim a petitioner must demonstrate that counsel failed to perform with sufficient competence
• holding that the BIA abused its discretion in issuing an “incomplete” and “nonsensical” opinion that failed to consider the documentary evidence submitted by the petitioner
• holding that the requisite showing that the petitioner “has plausible grounds for relief” requires an evaluation of “the underlying merits of the case” (citation omitted)

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