Fleeing from the Taliban

NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit found the Board of immigration Appeals improperly dismissed an Afghani citizen’s appeal. The former government security worker fled Afghanistan when the Taliban seized control of the country. The immigration judge denied his request for asylum due to supposed discrepancies between the government positions the applicant said he held and the dates he says he held those positions. The appellate court found no material inconsistency in his employment history, and corroborative evidence includes photos of him with Afghan officials, ID cards and an arrest warrant issued against him by the Taliban government.