· 7/1/2004
Yetunde Balogun v. John D. Ashcroft
Citations
- 374 F.3d 492
- 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 13613
- 2004 WL 1469402
How courts have described this case
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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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