Carlos Soto Moreno v. Loretta E. Lynch

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Carlos Soto Moreno v. Loretta E. Lynch, 624 F. App'x 531 (9th Cir. 2015)

Carlos Soto Moreno v. Loretta E. Lynch

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) “erred in assuming that recent anti-discrimination laws in Mexico have made life safer for transgender individuals while ignoring significant record evidence of violence targeting them.” Avendano-Hernandez v. Lynch, 800 F.3d 1072, 1075 (9th Cir. 2015). On remand, the BIA shall take into consideration the dangers faced by transgender women in Mexico when *532 reviewing Ms. Soto’s application for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture.

We GRANT Ms. Soto’s petition and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with this disposition and Avendano-Her-nandez.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name
Carlos Soto MORENO, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished