Eighth Circuit on FGM

In Hassan v. Gonzales (here) (May 7, 2007), the Eighth Circuit ruled that “we now join the growing number of our sister circuits that have considered this issue and concluded that there is “no doubt that the range of procedures collectively known as female genital mutilation rises to the level of persecution within the meaning of our asylum law.”” (emphasis added).  Matt Ralph, an associate in the Minneapolis office of Dorsey & Whitne, handled the case for Hafza Hassan.

KJ