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D-G-B-L

Board of Immigration Appeals

Decided January 15, 2026No. ID 4156Published

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29 I&N Dec. 392

(BIA 2026) Interim Decision #4156 Matter of D-G-B-L-, Respondent Decided January 15, 2026 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals The serious nonpolitical crime bar to asylum and withholding of removal does not include a duress exception. FOR THE RESPONDENT: Katharine R. Ruhl, Esquire, Tucson, Arizona FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: Amanda Ehredt, Assistant Chief Counsel BEFORE: Board Panel: MULLANE, HUNSUCKER, and GEMOETS, Appellate Immigration Judges. GEMOETS, Appellate Immigration Judge: This matter was…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. United States v. BaileySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Aguirre-AguirreSupreme Court of the United States · 1999

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