Legal Opinion
James Turkson v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 26, 2012No. 10-1984PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petition for review granted; vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge GIBNEY wrote the opinion, in which Judge AGEE and Judge DIAZ joined.
OPINION
GIBNEY, District Judge:
This immigration case presents an issue regarding the standard of review to be applied by an administrative appellate panel. Facing deportation, petitioner James Amoah Turkson (“Turkson”) asked an immigration judge (“IJ”) to defer his removal because Turkson believed he would be tortured if returned to his native Ghana. The IJ ruled that Turkson would likely face torture in Ghana, and therefore deferred Turkson’s…
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