BIBIANO v. LYNCH

No. 12-71735.

834 F.3d 966 (2016)

Fidel Ignacio BIBIANO, Aka Bibi Bibiano, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 19, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria Dorfman (argued) and Lauren Pardee , Jones Day, New York, New York; Keren Zwick and Claudia Valenzuela , National Immigrant Justice Center, Chicago, Illinois; for Petitioner.

Brendan P. Hogan (argued); Cindy S. Ferrier , Assistant Director; Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Respondent.

Concurrence by Judge Callahan.


OPINION

Petitioner Bibi Bibiano is a Mexican citizen and transgender woman. Because she did not conform to gender norms in Mexico, she was continually abused, beaten, and harassed. After one tormentor threatened to kill her, she fled to California and applied for asylum...

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