Legal Opinion
Afriyie v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 26, 2010No. 08-72626PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
Under our immigration statute an applicant for asylum or withholding of removal can rely on persecution by private parties as a ground for relief from removal if he can show that the government of his country of origin is unable or unwilling to control that persecution. This case concerns the application of the unable or unwilling standard.
Stanley Afriyie, a citizen of Ghana, was persecuted by Muslims because he proselytized as a Baptist preacher in predominantly Muslim areas of Ghana. He fled to the United States and applied for asylum, withholding of removal,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Farid Faham Gamal Ghaly v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Shrestha v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Wakkary v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Giovanni Molina-Estrada v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Mario Ernesto Navas v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by67 opinions
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