Legal Opinion

Francisco Mendoza-Alvarez v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 3, 2013No. 08-74386PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Francisco Javier Mendoza-Alvarez petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order denying withholding of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1281(b) and returning him to Mexico. The record does not show that if Mendoza-Alvarez is returned to Mexico, he faces a clear probability of persecution because of his membership in a particular social group. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252, and we deny the petition for review.

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Mendoza-Alvarez is a Mexican citizen. He was born in 1975 and came to the United States in 1988. In 1994, he was diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes.…

3Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Wakkary v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  3. Rocio Henriquez-Rivas v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
  4. Santos-Lemus v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  5. Parussimova v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009

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4Cited by35 opinions

  1. Oliverto Pirir-Boc v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  2. L-E-ABoard of Immigration Appeals · 2017
  3. Sontos Diaz-Reynoso v. William BarrCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
  4. J-J-GBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2020
  5. Alfredo MacEdo Templos v. Robert WilkinsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2021

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