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KONAN v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF U.S.

No. 04-3467.

432 F.3d 497 (2005)

Kouame Adonics KONAN, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

December 30, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathaniel A. Vitan (Argued), Amanda P. Biles, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.

Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Christopher C. Fuller, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Paula K. Speck, Gretchen M. Wolfinger (Argued), Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before SMITH, BECKER, and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

Kouame Adonics Konan petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA"), denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). Because we conclude that the BIA did not explain its rationale for denying Konan's claim that he was persecuted due to membership in a particular social group (his status as the son of a military...

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