Legal Opinion

Jose Godofredo Ucelo-Gomez and Ana Mariela Espana-Espinosa v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided September 28, 2006No. Docket 04-4184-ag(L), 04-4185-ag(CON)PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Per curiam

Petitioners Jose Godofredo Ucelo-Go-mez and Ana Mariela Espana-Espinosa (husband and wife) are natives and citizens of Guatemala, who challenge a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) that summarily affirmed the oral decision of an immigration judge (“IJ”) that (1) denied their applications for asylum and withholding of removal under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (“INA”) and their applications for protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), and (2) directed their removal to Guatemala. Their asylum claim is based on membership in a social group composed of…

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Bah v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
  2. Manzur v. U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
  3. Ilir Hoxhallari v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  4. A-M-E & J-G-UBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2007
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