Legal Opinion
Rodolfo Vente Vente v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 22, 2005No. 03-4731PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Rodolfo Vente Vente petitions for review of the decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying his claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Because the BIA’s decision mischaracterized the nature of Vente’s asylum claim, rendering meaningful review of that decision impossible, we grant the petition.
I. Factual Background & Procedural History
Vente is a native of Colombia. He was born in 1973 in Timbiqui, an area where the majority of the population is Afro-Colombian. Vente lived…
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