The Ninth Circuit has determined that an asylum applicant who suffered contemporaneous physical harm and death threats experienced past persecution.
The full text of Kumar v. Garland can be found here:
https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2024/08/02/23-308.pdf
An order depublishing this case can be found here: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2024/08/02/23-308.pdf