Legal Opinion
Aguilar-Escoto v. Sessions
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 27, 2017No. 16-1090PPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Chief Judge.
Petitioner Irma Aguilar-Escoto, a native and citizen of Honduras, asks us to vacate a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA” or “Board”) order rejecting her claim for withholding of removal. Aguilar’s application for relief was predicated upon alleged domestic violence by her ex-husband. Because the BIA failed to consider potentially significant documentary evidence submitted in support of Aguilar’s claim, we vacate the agency’s order.
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Aguilar first entered the United States in August 2005, but she was apprehended and removed to Honduras. About four years later, Aguilar…
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