Legal Opinion
Sandra Lorena Menjivar v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States of America, 1
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 29, 2005No. 04-2635PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Sandra Lorena Menjivar petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying her application for asylum and withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture. We deny the petition for review.
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Sandra Menjivar is a native and citizen of El Salvador who entered the United States on January 29, 2002. On February 8, 2002, the government initiated removal proceedings against her, and on October 28, 2002, Menjivar filed an application for asylum and related relief. At a hearing before an Immigration Judge (“IJ”) on March…
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