Masood Shirazi-Parsa Georgina Shirazi-Parsa v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner, 1 Masood Shirazi-Parsa, and his wife, Georgina Shirazi-Parsa, petition this court for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA” or “Board”) that denied their request for asylum pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a) but granted them voluntary departure under 8 U.S.C. § 1254(e). 2 We reverse the decision of the Board and remand for further proceedings.

1. Factual and Procedural Background

Masood Shirazi-Parsa is a native and citizen of Iran. His wife, Georgina, is a native and citizen of Mexico. They met while students in the United States,…