Legal Opinion
Cruz-Samayoa v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 21, 2010No. 09-3824PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to differentiate between a fear of legitimate criminal prosecution and illegitimate persecution for purposes of eligibility for humanitarian relief from removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”). Lazaro Cruz-Samayoa (“Cruz”) and his two adult children, Abigail Onofre Cruz-Gonzalez (“Abigail”) and Delia Susana Cruz (“Delia”), collectively, the Cruz family, petition this court for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) order denying their respective applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Vaso and Djela Perkovic v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
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