Opinion ID: 172062
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Text: Petitioner Tarik Razkane remained in the United States beyond the period authorized by his non-immigrant visa. After receiving a notice to appear from the Department of Homeland Security charging him as removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(1)(B), Razkane applied for, inter alia, restriction on removal pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3). The Immigration Judge (IJ) denied Razkane's request for restriction on removal. The IJ determined Razkane had not made the necessary showing that it was more likely than not he would be persecuted on account of his membership in a particular social group, homosexuals, upon return to Morocco. Razkane appealed the IJ's decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The BIA issued a brief order adopting and affirming the IJ's decision. Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252, we reverse the decision of the BIA and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.