Peter Toptchev and Tania Toptcheva v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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• explaining that the BIA is entitled to consider State Department reports so long as it under- takes a “particularized review of the petitioners’ case.”
• reasoning that applicant who failed to show a well‐ founded fear necessarily had not shown clear probability
• noting that although living conditions in Bulgaria were imperfect, future persecution was unlikely “given that country’s continued evolution toward a democratic state”
• reasoning that applicant who failed to show a well‐ founded fear necessarily had not shown clear probability
• explaining that in the absence of contrary evidence, the BIA “reasonably may rely upon the State Department’s assessment of current country conditions as they relate to the likelihood of future persecution, given the Department’s expertise in international affairs”
• explaining IJ’s conclusion that, even if applicants had been persecuted, changed conditions rebutted presumption of future persecution

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