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ANGOV v. HOLDER

No. 07-74963.

736 F.3d 1263 (2013)

Nikolay Ivanov ANGOV, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 4, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicolette Glazer (argued), Law Offices of Larry R. Glazer, Century City, CA, for Petitioner.

Gregory G. Katsas , Assistant Attorney General, Barry J. Pettinato , Assistant Director, Jesse Lloyd Busen (argued) and Charles E. Canter , Attorneys, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, and STEPHEN S. TROTT and SIDNEY R. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:

Five other circuits have held that an immigration judge violates due process or the immigration laws by relying on a State Department investigation of an asylum petitioner's claim. Do we fall in line?

I. BACKGROUND

Nikolay Angov, a Bulgarian citizen, claims he was persecuted by the Bulgarian government because he is Roma.1 He alleges repeated abuse at the hands of the Bulgarian...

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