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· 7/1/2004

Yetunde Balogun v. John D. Ashcroft

Citations

  • 374 F.3d 492
  • 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 13613
  • 2004 WL 1469402

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  • holding that the IJ's findings may be overturned only if \the evidence compels a different result\
  • holding that the IJ’s findings may be overturned only if “the evidence compels a different result”
  • holding that the IJ’s findings may be overturned only if “the evidence compels a different result”
  • holding that we may take judicial notice of country conditions documented in State Department reports
  • noting that the agency conceded that female genital mutilation constitutes persecution on account of membership in a particular social group
  • suggesting that petitioner may supplement the record when an appeal is pending before the BIA

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Judges: Ripple, Manion, Wood

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