Legal Opinion
Diallo v. U.S. Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 19, 2010No. 08-16507PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Per curiam
Thierno Diallo, a native of Guinea, petitions this court for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) affirmance of the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order of removal. In this case, we consider whether a credible death threat made in person by one with the ability to carry out that threat rises to the level of persecution. Because we conclude that it does, we vacate and remand to the BIA for further factual findings.
I. Background
Diallo entered the United States from the Netherlands in 2004 as part of the Visa Waiver Program. In 2005, Diallo was referred to the IJ for an “asylum only”…
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