Legal Opinion
Morales Ruiz v. Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 30, 2008No. 07-4407UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Juan Carlos Morales Ruiz petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which denied his motion for reconsideration. For the reasons that follow, we will deny the petition.
Morales is a native and citizen of Colombia. He entered the United States in March 2004 and stayed longer than permitted. He applied for asylum and related relief, based on his allegation that he was persecuted in the past due to his homosexuality, and that he will be persecuted and/or tortured in the future in Colombia for the same reason. The Immigration Judge (IJ) denied…
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