Legal Opinion
Urgen v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 2, 2014No. Docket 12-809PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Urgen, who asserts he is a stateless Tibetan born in Nepal, seeks review of a February 8, 2012 decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) June 8, 2010 denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). The IJ found that Urgen failed to establish credibly that he is a stateless Tibetan born in Nepal and ordered him removed to Nepal. The BIA did not rely on the IJ’s credibility determination, or otherwise consider Ur-gen’s testimony, and affirmed the denial of relief because Urgen’s…
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