Legal Opinion
Lopez-Gomez v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 10, 2001No. 00-60891PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioners Teresa Del Carmen Gomez-Penate and her son Ruben Dario R. Lopez-Gomez challenge the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying asylum and denying withholding of deportation. Petitioners argue that the BIA erred in placing on them the burden of proof that relocation within their country of nationality was not feasible. Because the BIA did not err, and its decision was supported by substantial evidence, we affirm.
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Petitioners are both natives and citizens of Guatemala, born in the Department of Jalapa. They were both active in UCN, a centrist political party, until 1990 or…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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3Cited by145 opinions
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