Sama Abdisalan v. Eric Holder, Jr.

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SAMA ABDIAZIZ ABDISALAN, No. 10-73215 Petitioner, Agency No. v. A095-406-303

ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., Attorney General, Respondent.

SAMA ABDIAZIZ ABDISALAN, No. 11-71124 Petitioner, Agency No. v. A095-406-303

ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., Attorney General, OPINION Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Argued and Submitted En Banc June 19, 2014—Seattle, Washington

Filed December 15, 2014 Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge, and Alex Kozinski, Kim McLane Wardlaw, Ronald M. Gould, Richard A. Paez, Marsha S. Berzon, Richard C. Tallman, Sandra S. Ikuta, Mary H. Murguia, Jacqueline H. Nguyen, and Andrew D. Hurwitz, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Wardlaw

SUMMARY*

Immigration

Overruling Li v. Holder, 656 F.3d 898 (9th Cir. 2011), as well as Annachamy v. Holder, 733 F.3d 254 (9th Cir. 2013), to the extent it relied on Li, the en banc court held that when the Board of Immigration Appeals issues a decision that denies some claims, but remands any other claims for…