Bad Translations And ‘Trivial’ Details Torpedoed Angolan Activist’s Asylum Case, Ninth Circuit Rules
Aug 29, 2026
A federal appeals court has overturned a government ruling that rejected an Angolan activist’s bid to stay in the United States, deciding immigration officials unfairly doubted his story after hearings filled with bad language translations. The decision comes from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit. A three-judge panel ruled in favor of […]
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