Decision date: 2018-11-30

Holding that the Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion in finding that Petitioner was not subjected to past persecution where binding precedent explicitly holds that a threat of death constitutes persecution and recognizing "homosexuals in Benin" as a particular social group.

Publication Status: Published

Case judge: Gregory, Motz, Osteen*

Decision: Tairou v. Whitaker, 909 F.3d 702 (4th Cir. 2018)