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KUMAR v. HOLDER

No. 08-72119.

728 F.3d 993 (2013)

Vijay KUMAR, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, JR., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 29, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Kaufman and Alan M. Kaufman , San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.

Matt A. Crapo , Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before: JOHN T. NOONAN, RAYMOND C. FISHER, and JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

NOONAN, Circuit Judge:

Vijay Kumar petitions for review of the denial of his appeal by the Board of Immigration Appeals (the BIA). We hold that the BIA erred in failing to consider the circumstances particular to Kumar's service as a prison guard in India. We grant the petition and remand for further consideration.

FACTS

In June 1989, Kumar, age 24, joined the Punjab police. He was trained...

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