Ajayi v. Attorney General of the United States

OPINION

Omotayo Ajayi petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) final order of removal. We grant the petition, vacate the final order of removal, and remand to the BIA.

This matter comes before us with a detailed factual record by the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) who had access to independent sources of corroborating evidence not often available in such determinations. The BIA reversed in a very brief opinion that failed to meet the thorough analysis prepared by the IJ. As we have commented on prior occasions, the BIA may not, consistent with due process, base its decision…