JOSE ANSELMO CASTRO-CASTRO v. TODD BLANCHE, Acting Attorney General
July 17, 2026·25-1715·Per Curiam·By Raj Patel
The Fourth Circuit granted a petition for review and remanded an immigration case involving asylum eligibility. The court found the Board of Immigration Appeals erred in discounting death threats and failing to consider the petitioner's age.
Petitioner Jose Anselmo Castro-Castro sought asylum and withholding of removal based on political opinion. The Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed an immigration judge’s denial of these applications.
The court’s reasoning
The court found the Board erred by discounting the severity of death threats, which constitute persecution, and by failing to consider the petitioner’s youth as required by precedent.
We grant the petition and remand.
What it means going forward
The case is remanded to the Board of Immigration Appeals for further proceedings consistent with Fourth Circuit precedent.
