Mahaman Haoua v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General

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• concluding that FGM constitutes persecution within the meaning of the Act
• affirming that female genital mutilation constitutes persecution within the meaning of the Immigration and Nationality Act
• listing as possible complications: bleeding, infection, urine retention, stress, shock, psychological trauma, and damage to the urethra and anus
• listing as possible complications: bleeding, infection, urine retention, stress, shock, psychological trauma, and damage to the urethra and anus
• applying the “substantial evi dence” standard of review to a BIA finding concerning the likelihood that the petitioner would suffer torture at the government’s consent or acquiescence
• listing as possible compli- cations: bleeding, infection, urine retention, stress, shock, psychological trauma, and damage to the urethra and anus

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