Legal Opinion
Acharya v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 5, 2014No. Docket No. 11-4362-agPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLER, Circuit Judge:
We consider in this case the consequences of an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ’s”) application of an incorrect and overly stringent legal standard when evaluating the nexus between an asylum applicant’s *292persecution and a protected ground that might qualify the applicant as a refugee. In concluding that petitioner Prakash Ac-harya had not established that he suffered persecution on the grounds of political opinion, the IJ determined that Acharya failed to show that political persecution was “the central reason” for his persecution at the hands of Nepali Maoists. Certified…
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