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Tarek Dali Case

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Petitioner, Tarek Dali, entered the United States on or about December 23, 2010, seeking refuge from political persecution he suffered at the hands of the Tunisian government. (cite). He initially sought asylum relief on November 14, 2011; however, the Department of Homeland Security’s (hereinafter “DHS”) asylum office denied his application on January 17, 2013. (cite). On February 11, 2013, the DHS filed a notice to appear and Mr. Dali was subsequently placed in removal proceedings. (cite). Mr. Dali appeared before the immigration court on November 10, 2014, where he renewed his application for asylum relief. The immigration judge (hereinafter “IJ”) held a hearing on the matter and denied Dali’s application for asylum. (cite). The IJ found that in respects to the elements of a refugee, Mr. Dali established that for all the harms he alleged, the government was either responsible for the persecution or abdicated to the actions of the private actors, the harms Mr. Dali suffered were on account of his political opinion, but the harms Mr. Dali suffered in Tunisia did not rise to the level persecution. Therefore, Mr. Dali was not a refugee and consequently not entitled to Asylum. …show more content…

(cite). Mr. Dali asks this court to reverse the failure to meet the level of persecution determination and to remand the case to the BIA with directions that he is eligible for

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