Legal Opinion
Espinosa-Cortez v. Attorney General of United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 2, 2010No. 08-4170PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FUENTES, Circuit Judge:
Marco Tulio Espinosa-Cortez, his wife, Luz, and his adult daughter, Ximena, are natives and citizens of Colombia. Between 2002 and 2003, the Espinosa-Cortez family was repeatedly threatened by agents of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (“FARC”) in an effort to coerce Espinosa-Cortez, who had close connections to the Colombian government and military, into becoming a FARC informant. Once it became clear that the Colombian government would not take steps to protect his family, Espinosa-Cortez liquidated his assets, fled with his family…
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