Legal Opinion
Velarde v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1998No. 96-71002PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Soledad Cristina Velarde, a native and citizen of Peru, appeals the BIA’s summary denial of her application for asylum or withholding of deportation. Velarde was a bodyguard for the daughters of then-President of Peru, Alan Garcia, before she fled to the United States following numerous death threats, receipt of a package bomb and an abduction attempt by members of the terrorist guerilla group Sendero Luminoso. Velarde claims that if she is returned to Peru, she will continue to be persecuted by Sendero on account of her political opinions. We hold that the BIA…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Juan Cesar Vargas v. U.S. Department of Immigration and NaturalizationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by79 opinions
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