Sirbu v. Holder, Attorney General

Document source:

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Date:
20 May 2013

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Title

Sirbu v. Holder, Attorney General

Document source

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Date

20 May 2013

Document number

12-2320

Document type

Collection

Country

United States of America (the)

Republic of Moldova (the)

Keywords

Elections

Opposition

Persecution based on political opinion

Standard of proof

Comments:

Petition for review granted on grounds that both the Immigration Judge and the BIA applied the wrong legal standard ("The immigration judge made a clear legal error by concluding that the 'facts do not compel a finding that [the applicant] suffered past persecution'”.), and case remanded for further proceedings.

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