Legal Opinion
Morales-Morales v. Sessions
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 22, 2017No. 16-1774PPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRON, Circuit Judge.
Mario Gilberto Morales-Morales (“Morales”) petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying Morales’s requests for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We deny the petition.
I
Morales is a citizen of Guatemala. He entered the United States unlawfully in 2012. After immigration authorities began removal proceedings against him, Morales applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the CAT.
In the proceedings before the Immigration Judge (“IJ”), Morales offered the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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