In an unpublished decision the BIA recently granted a Motion to Reopen based on changed country conditions in Ethiopia. Takletsadik (BIA Jun. 9, 2009). Our firm represented this individual before the BIA. Our client, a citizen of Ethiopia, was originally denied asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture in 2006. The Fourth Circuit affirmed that denial. The BIA’s decision allows him to present another claim of withholding of removal and CAT protection.
As a member of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party, an active opposition political party, the non-citizen claimed that he would suffer persecution if returned to Ethiopia. We provided extensive documentary evidence of government-led efforts to suppress political dissent since May 2005. According to the BIA, “the respondent has shown a change in country conditions regarding the treatment of EPRP/UEDP leaders and members, and that the changes are material to his claims.”
We are happy to provide other attorneys with the supporting brief or other information about this case upon request.
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