Legal Opinion
Faustin Ilunga v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 27, 2015No. 13-2064PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petition for review granted; vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge FLOYD and Judge THACKER joined.
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
Faustin Mukadi Ilunga, a citizen of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, appeals the denial of his application for asylum and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We hold that the rejection of Ilunga’s asylum application, largely on the basis of an adverse credibility finding, was not supported by substantial evidence. We thus remand for further proceedings.
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