Gevorgyan v. Gonzales
Gevorgyan v. Gonzales
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Substantial evidence does not support the BIA’s finding that Gevorgyan’s credible testimony failed to establish a nexus between the harm she suffered and her activities to publicize corruption within the Armenian government. See Grava v. INS, 205 F.3d 1177, 1181-82 (9th Cir. 2000). We therefore grant the petition for review and remand to the BIA for consideration of whether Gevorgyan has proven a well-founded fear of future persecution sufficient to establish eligibility for asylum and withholding of removal. Id. at 1182.
However, because Gevorgyan has not “specifically and distinctly argued and raised” the issue of relief under the Convention Against Torture in this court, she has waived that claim. See Castro-Perez v. Gonzales, 409 F.3d 1069, 1072 (9th Cir. 2005) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted).
PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED and REMANDED.
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