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NABULWALA v. GONZALES

No. 05-4128.

481 F.3d 1115 (2007)

Olivia NABULWALA, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 21, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Dorkin, argued, Chicago, IL (Scott F. Burns and Hart Passman, on the brief), for petitioner.

R. Alexander Goring, argued, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC (Patricia A. Smith, on the brief), for respondent.

Before MELLOY, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Olivia Nabulwala challenges the final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying her claim for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. Having jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D), this court grants the petition and remands.

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Nabulwala, a Ugandan citizen, first realized she was a lesbian while attending high school in Uganda. In 1994, during her senior year...

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