Legal Opinion
Hayk Khudaverdyan v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 27, 2015No. 10-73346PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge GRABER; Concurrence by Judge OWENS; Dissent by Judge KLEINFELD.
OPINION
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners Hayk and Nadezhda Khu-daverdyan seek asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (“CAT”), Dec. 10, 1984, 1465 U.N.T.S. 85. The Armenian military police detained, beat, and threatened Petitioner1 after he was seen talking to a reporter following a personal confrontation with the city’s military police chief. The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) held that,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Edgar E. Castillo v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Afroza Hasan Khandker Nazmul Hasan v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Victor Tapia Madrigal v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
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