Tassi v. Holder, Jr., No. 10-2194 (4th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CasePetitioner, a native and citizen of the Republic of Cameroon, petitioned for review of the BIA's order affirming the denial of her claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The court concluded that the IJ committed multiple legal errors where the IJ erroneously (1) applied the rules of evidence; (2) suggested that corroborative evidence required further corroboration; and (3) discredited documents as unauthenticated under the immigration regulations without providing petitioner an opportunity to authenticate them by other means and without otherwise providing sound, cogent reasons for rejecting them. The IJ's factual findings were not supported by substantial evidence, but by inaccurate perceptions of the record or by speculation and assumption. The court held that the BIA erred in failing to recognize the IJ's multiple errors concerning important aspects of petitioner's claims, rendering the BIA Order manifestly contrary to law and an abuse of discretion. The court granted the petition for review, vacated the BIA Order, and remanded for further proceedings.
Court Description: Published opinion after argument: Petition for review granted;
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