Kaleab Gebrewolde v. Eric Holder, Jr., No. 09-2028 (4th Cir. 2010)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 09-2028 KALEAB GEBREWOLDE, a/k/a Kaleab Grewolde, Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Submitted: October 18, 2010 Before TRAXLER, Chief Judge, HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Decided: GREGORY, November 4, 2010 Circuit Judge, and Petition granted and remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion. James Feroli, IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE APPELLATE CENTER, Alexandria, Virginia, for Petitioner. Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, Wendy Benner-LeÃ³n, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Kaleab Gebrewolde, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ( Board ) judge s order dismissing finding he his was appeal not from credible the and immigration denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture ( CAT ). The Court grants the petition for review and remands to the Board for reconsideration of Gebrewolde s claims in light of Kourouma v. Holder, 588 F.3d 234 (4th Cir. 2009). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. PETITION GRANTED AND REMANDED 2

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