NISAR YASIR V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

The applicant, a Pakistani national and Shia Muslim, sought leave to apply for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision rejecting his non-refoulement claim. He claimed to face serious harm or death at the hands of Sunni Muslims because of his religious identity. The applicant was absent from the hearing and the application was dismissed.