Legal Opinion
Guta-Tolossa v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 16, 2012No. 10-2132PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Awulachew Guta-Tolossa appeals an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). 1 Finding that the BIA failed to address two central issues in this case, we grant Guta-Tolossa’s petition for review, vacate the order of removal, and remand.
I. Facts & Background
The following is a summary of the evidence that Guta-Tolossa presented in support of his application for asylum. We have limited our review to the administrative record on…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Liu v. Eric H. Holder Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
- Rapheal v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Wan Chien Kho v. KeislerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
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