Legal Opinion
Silvia Ayala v. Jefferson Sessions
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 1, 2017No. 13-72250PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
After having been previously removed from the country and reentering, petitioner Silvia Ayala was detained and her removal order was reinstated. Ayala contended, however, that she had a reasonable fear of persecution because she had been targeted for extortion, accompanied by threats of violence, in Guatemala based on her family ties.
Pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 241.8(e), Ayala had the right to have her reasonable fear claim heard by an asylum officer and then reviewed by an immigration judge (IJ). The asylum officer found that Ayala lacked a reasonable fear, and the…
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