Legal Opinion
Barragan-Ojeda v. Sessions
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 5, 2017No. 16-2964PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Juan Carlos Barragan-Ojeda, a native and citizen of Mexico, entered the United States without authorization in 2013. He was. apprehended at the border and requested asylum. Appearing pro se before the immigration judge (“IJ”), he claimed eligibility for asylum because a Mexican criminal gang had persecuted him. At the conclusion of his testimony, he briefly *376mentioned that he had been the victim of discrimination in employment because he was effeminate, but, when questioned by the IJ, he denied that he was gay.
The IJ denied asylum, and Mr. Barra-gan-Ojeda appealed to the…
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