Legal Opinion
Kourouma v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 24, 2009No. 90-5819PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petition for review granted and remand awarded by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge SHEDD joined.
OPINION
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
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Fatoumata Kourouma, a citizen of Guinea, appeals the denial of her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). We hold that the BIA’s decision denying Kourouma’s asylum application on the basis of an adverse credibility finding was not supported by substantial evidence, and that Kourouma has established past…
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3Cited by23 opinions
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