The Third Circuit has reversed the agency’s denial of asylum to a gay Ghanian man. The Third Circuit noted that the fact that the man was only attacked once and did not seek medical treatment was not dispositive. Moreover, the Court found no need for the petitioner to have sought police protection, given that Ghana criminalizes same-sex relations.
The full text of Doe v. Attorney General can be found here:
https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/181342pa.pdf