Quintana v. Gonzales
Quintana v. Gonzales
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Dora Alicia Quintana, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the final order of the Board of Immigrations Appeals (“BIA”) summarily affirming without opinion an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her application for asylum. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Reviewing for substantial evidence, see Ramos-Vasquez v. INS, 57 F.3d 857, 861 (9th Cir. 1995), we grant the petition for review and remand.
Quintana produced evidence that would compel a reasonable fact-finder to conclude that she has suffered past persecution on
We grant the petition and remand to the BIA for a consideration of whether evidence of changed country conditions overwhelms the presumption. See INS v. Ventura, 537 U.S. 12, 16-18, 123 S.Ct. 353, 154 L.Ed.2d 272 (2002) (per curiam).
GRANTED and REMANDED.
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