Legal Opinion
Touch v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 4, 2009No. 08-1217PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Petitioners Veasna Touch (“Touch”) and Sokly Chat (“Chat”), citizens of Cambodia, seek review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Touch claims that he was persecuted by Cambodian government forces and supporters of the Cambodian People’s Party on account of his political opinions, and that he will face persecution if he returns to Cambodia. The BIA rejected these claims and found that, even if it credited Touch’s…
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