Legal Opinion

Remberto Aguinada-Lopez v. Loretta E. Lynch

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 7, 2016No. 15-1095PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Remberto Aguinada-Lopez, a citizen of El Salvador, entered the United States illegally. He sought relief from removal by asserting claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and withholding under the Convention Against Torture. The Immigration Judge and Board of Immigration Appeals denied each claim. Having jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252, this court denies the petition for review. 1

Aguinada-Lopez is not a gang-member, but his cousin Oscar Gil belonged to the MS-13 gang (rival to the Dieciocho gang). Aguinada-Lopez alleges four incidents of violence in El Salvador.…

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