Where a petitioner from Mexico sought review of the denial of her applications for asylum and the withholding of removal, the petition is denied because the petitioner failed to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution and she also could ...

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Petitioner petitioned for review of a final order of removal, which denied her application for asylum and withholding of removal. After being convicted of fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance, petitioner unsuccessfully attempted to resist removal by arguing that her ...

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Where a petitioner from Mexico sought asylum as a member of a particular social group consisting of individuals “with schizophrenia who exhibit erratic behavior,” the record was not so substantial that a reasonable factfinder would conclude that the Mexican government ...

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Petitioner challenged the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, which reversed the ruling of an immigration judge who ruled that petitioner, a Nigerian citizen, had a well-founded fear of future persecution and granted petitioner’s application for asylum. Where threats ...

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Where a petitioner from Guatemala sought review of an order dismissing her appeal from a decision denying asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture, substantial evidence supported the determination that the petitioner was not entitled to ...

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Tucked in a windowless room of Chicago’s immigration court, one of the nation’s largest legal advocacy groups for immigrants runs a free help desk. Their pace is dizzying. Most days, there’s a line outside the door, with some cases taking ...

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Tucked in a windowless room of Chicago’s immigration court, one of the nation’s largest legal advocacy groups for immigrants runs a free help desk. Their pace is dizzying. Most days, there’s a line outside the door, with some cases taking ...

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Petitioner, individually and on behalf of her minor son, petitioned for review of an order that dismissed her appeal from an immigration judge that denied her asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Where petitioner failed ...

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Petitioner sought review of an order dismissing their appeal from the decision of an Immigration Judge that denied petitioners’ request for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture, and from the denial of their motion to ...

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Where a petitioner challenged the denial of asylum and the withholding of removal, the immigration judge’s adverse credibility determination was sufficiently supported, so the petition is denied. Petition denied. Samolu v. Barr (MLW No. 74018/Case No. 18-3303 – 7 pages) ...

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Petitioner petitioned for review of the Bureau of Immigration Appeals’ order that dismissed petitioner’s appeal of an immigration judge’s decision denying petitioner asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Where petitioner failed to show he was ...

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