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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Nov. 6, 2014

Kenyan immigrant gets assistance from 9th Circuit panel

A Kenyan immigrant who fears he will be tortured and killed for criticizing his government if returned to his homeland got help for a second time Tuesday from a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A Kenyan immigrant who fears he will be tortured and killed for criticizing his government if returned to his homeland got help for a second time Tuesday from a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel.


The panel held that new evidence and flaws in the government's handling of the case merit reconsideration by immigration authorities.


It sent the case back to the Board of Immigration Appea...

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