Legal Opinion
Olivia Nabulwala v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 21, 2007No. 05-4128PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Olivia Nabulwala challenges the final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying her claim for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. Having jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D), this court grants the petition and remands.
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Nabulwala, a Ugandan citizen, first realized she was a lesbian while attending high school in Uganda. In 1994, during her senior year, she admitted this fact to her parents. Her father became very mad. A family meeting was called. An aunt physically abused her; her family urged her to marry…
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