The petitioner sought asylum on the ground that if she is returned to her native Nigeria she may be forced to undergo female circumcision. If her fear is well founded she is entitled to asylum, but the Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that it is not well founded.
She testified (and—critically—the Board did not question the accuracy of her testimony, holding only that it did not...
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