Legal Opinion
Kouame Adonics Konan v. Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 30, 2005No. 04-3467PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
Kouame Adonics Konan petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Because we conclude that the BIA did not explain its rationale for denying Konan’s claim that he was persecuted due to membership in a particular social group (his status as the son of a military police officer), there is, as of yet, nothing for us to review. Basic principles of administrative law thus require that we remand the case for…
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