Legal Opinion
Dahal v. Barr
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 18, 2019No. 18-1790PPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOUTER, Associate Justice.
In the face of threatened deportation to Nepal, his country of citizenship, petitioner Madhav Prasad Dahal applied to the Government for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 , 1231(b)(3) ; 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16 (c). He contested deportation owing to his fear of persecution for his political beliefs if he repatriated. An Immigration Judge denied his application, and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirmed. We respond to Dahal's petition for review of the BIA's decision by granting…
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