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Immigration: Denial of Asylum-Persecution
Where a petitioner from Guatemala sought review of the dismissal of her appeal from a decision of the immigration judge denying her request for asylum, substantial evidence supported the determination that she was not entitled to asylum because she did not show that she was unable or unwilling to return to Guatemala due to persecution. […]
Immigration : Asylum – Brief Hearing – Persecution
Where a petitioner from Guatemala sought review of a final order of removal and the denial of her application for asylum, the petitioner failed to show that the brevity of a hearing caused her prejudice, and her due process claim thus failed, and the petitions are denied because the petitioner failed to show past persecution […]
Immigration : Removal – Persecution – Nexus
Aguinada-Lopez v. Lynch (MLW No. 69269/Case No. 15-1095 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)
Immigration : Removal – Persecution – Social Group
Cano v. Lynch (MLW No. 68680/Case No. 14-3730 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.)
Immigration : Asylum – Removal – Persecution
Kanagu v. Holder (MLW No. 67419/Case No. 13-3563 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.)
Immigration : Removal – Hearing – Persecution
Constanza-Martinez v. Holder (MLW No. 65898/Case No. 12-3534 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)
Immigration: Withholding Of Removal – Persecution – Relocation
Alavez-Hernandez v. Holder (MLW No. 64985/Case No. 12-1940 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Bye, J.)
Immigration: Removal – Persecution – Relocation
Castro-Gutierrez v. Holder (MLW No. 64916/Case No. 12-2796 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.)
Immigration: Asylum – Persecution
Gutierrez-Vidal v. Holder (MLW No. 64762/Case No. 12-2247 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Beam, J.)
Immigration: Asylum – Persecution -Social Group
Quinteros v. Holder (MLW No. 64745/Case No. 11-1875 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)
Immigration: Persecution – Threats – Future Persecution
La v. Holder (MLW No. 64457/Case No. 12-1107 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)
Immigration: Asylum – Persecution – Deaths Of Children
Garcia-Colindres v. Holder (MLW No. 64431/Case No. 12-1117 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Bye, J.)
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