TANG, Circuit Judge: We examine whether beatings, imprisonment, and assaults by government security forces for the purpose of extortion may constitute persecution on account of political opinion within the meaning of sections 101(a)(42)(A) and 243(h)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act). Because we answer in the affirmative, we reverse the district court’s denial of a…
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