Blocking the deportation of an Iranian man who claims he faces torture if returned there, a federal appeals court has ordered immigration officials to reconsider whether the man's political speech and conversion to Christianity would make torture more likely. The 3rd Circuit found that an immigration judge and the Board of Immigration Appeals had failed to adequately consider conditions in Iran before rejecting Mohammad Ghaziaskar's claim under the Convention Against Torture.
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Citing Torture Concerns, 3rd Circuit Blocks Deportation to Iran, for Now
The Legal Intelligencer
September 8, 2009
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