Legal Opinion

Nelly Vivanco v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 3, 2014No. 09-71864UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Nelly Vivanco and Wilmer Coronel, wife and husband and natives and citizens of Peru, petition for review from the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing their appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). 1 We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We deny the petition for review.

I

We review the BIA’s findings for substantial evidence, applying the standards created by the REAL ID Act, because petitioners filed their applications after May…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Shrestha v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  3. Edgar E. Castillo v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  4. Halim v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  5. Viridiana v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Brown v. KijakaziDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2022

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API