Gay Man Will Be Persecuted If He Is Returned To His Native Country.

A 37-year-old gay native and citizen of the Philippines was ordered removed from this country. The Ninth Circuit granted the man’s petition for relief, stating: “Dennis Vitug, a native of the Philippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) order vacating an immigration judge’s (“U”) grant of withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. The evidence compels that conclusion that Vitug will more likely than not be persecuted if he is removed to the Philippines.”  Vitug v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General (Ninth Cir.; July 24, 2013.) (Case No.’s 07-74754, 08-71038, 08-72088).