A.A. v. ATTY. GEN. U.S.

No. 17-1176.

973 F.3d 171 (2020)

A.A., Petitioner, v. ATTORNEY GENERAL of the UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: September 2, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anwen S. Hughes [ARGUED], Human Rights First, 75 Broad Street, Floor 31, New York, NY 10004, Counsel for Petitioner.

Joseph H. Hunt , Ethan B. Kanter , Paul F. Stone [ARGUED], Office of Immigration Litigation, Appellate Section, United States Department of Justice, P.O. Box 878, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044, Counsel for Respondent.

Before: CHAGARES, JORDAN, and RESTREPO, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

A.A. is a Syrian citizen and national who fled involuntary military service in a government-controlled militia called Jaysh al-Sha'bi (the "Militia") and sought refuge in the United States. Upon arriving at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, A.A. gave himself up to United States...

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