Pllumi v. Attorney General of the USA
Apr 06, 2011OUTCOME: Petition for Review Granted; Case Remanded
In a published decision, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals granted a Petition for Review my office filed on behalf of the Mr. Pllumi and found that the Board of Immigration Appeals had erred in holdin ... g that Mr. Pllumi's health problems were irrelevant because the BIA has the "authority to consider health concerns and associated 'harms' resulting from deportation when it exercises its discretion in deciding whether to grant humanitarian asylum."
