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TASLIMI v. HOLDER

No. 05-71006.

590 F.3d 981 (2010)

Azra TASLIMI, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 4, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haleh Mansouri, Esq., Los Angeles, CA, for the petitioner.

Stuart Nickum, Department of Justice Trial Attorney, Washington, DC, for the respondent.

Before: HARRY PREGERSON, D.W. NELSON and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Azra Taslimi ("Taslimi") petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (the "BIA") finding her statutorily ineligible for asylum. We grant the petition for review, reverse and remand to the BIA to determine whether, in an exercise of discretion, Taslimi merits a grant of asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b).

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY1

Taslimi is a native and...

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