Haghighatpour

Haghighatpour v. Holder

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 27, 201107-70872California2,257 words

Opinion

Opinion

FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 27 2011

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT U .S . CO UR T OF AP PE A LS

MOHSEN HAGHIGHATPOUR, No. 07-70872

Petitioner, Agency No. A023-387-462

v.

ORDER

ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,

Respondent.

MOHSEN HAGHIGHATPOUR, No. 07-73100

Petitioner, Agency No. A023-387-462

v.

ORDER

ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,

Respondent.

Before: PREGERSON, FISHER, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

The Memorandum Disposition filed on July 27, 2011 is amended as follows:

Replace the paragraph on pages 8-9 that states ä5. Substantial evidence

supports the BIA's rejection of Haghighatpour's Convention Against Torture

(CAT) claim, which was premised on the possibility that Germany would deport him to Iran and on his inability to worµ in his chosen field in Germany. Nothing in

the record beyond Haghighatpour's assertions indicates that Germany is liµely to

deport him to Iran. And the inability to find employment in one's chosen field

does not amount to torture.â with…

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