REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Boonthue Vongsakdy petitions this court for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA" or "Board") denying his request for asylum and withholding of deportation. We conclude that Vongsakdy suffered past persecution so severe as to make him eligible for asylum on humanitarian grounds. Accordingly, we grant the petition for review.
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The Attorney General has discretion to grant an alien asylum if the...
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