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Yasmick Jeunev.U.S. Attorney General

CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Docket No.13-11683
DecidedJanuary 8, 2016
Reporter810 F.3d 792
JudgesCircuit Judges William H. Pryor Jr., Julie E. Carnes, and Eugene E. Siler Jr. (sitting by designation); Carnes authored
Tags
CivilImmigration LawRemoval ProceedingsDue ProcessAdministrative LawAppellate ProcedureStandard of Review
Case Summary

Yasmick Jeune, a Haitian citizen and lawful permanent resident, sought withholding of removal based on alleged persecution because he is homosexual and transgender. The Eleventh Circuit dismissed his past-persecution claim and his argument that the immigration judge had to assess his sexual orientation and gender identity separately because he had not exhausted those issues before the Board of Immigration Appeals. The court could not review the agency’s factual findings on future persecution or the reasonableness of internal relocation because Jeune’s criminal convictions triggered the statutory jurisdictional bar. It rejected his reviewable legal challenges, holding that the Board gave reasoned consideration to his claims and adequately addressed relocation; Jeune had not shown that relocation within Haiti was unreasonable. The court dismissed the petition in part and denied the remainder, leaving the denial of withholding of removal in place.

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