How US Courts Denied Afghan Protection

Podcast: Swear on the Stand · Daniel W. Swear

Opublikowano: 2026-10-20

The federal appeals court denied an Afghan native's petitions seeking protection under the Convention Against Torture, alongside requests to reconsider his case or remand it for new evidence. The petitioner, who previously worked for the Afghan Ministry of Education and participated in demonstrations regarding girls' education, argued that he faced a severe probability of torture upon returning to Afghanistan. While the majority concluded that the Board of Immigration Appeals appropriately reviewed the record and acted within its discretion when screening new evidence, a dissenting judge maintained that the matter should have been sent back to an immigration judge for...