Legal Opinion
Francisco Lemus-Arita v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 17, 2017No. 16-1924PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Francisco Lemus-Arita petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’s (“BIA”) decision affirming the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of Lemus-Arita’s requests for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). 2 For the following reasons, we deny the petition.
I. Background
Lemus-Arita is a native and citizen of Guatemala. He initially entered the United States illegally in 2002 but returned to Guatemala in December of 2011 in anticipation of relocating there with his wife and son. After staying approximately one…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Wolde Amanuel Feleke v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Kirupanathan Perinpanathan v. Immigration and Naturalization Service John Ashcroft, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Manuel Admin Chay-Velasquez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- Jacob Eta-Ndu Catherine Eta-Ndu Danielle Eta-Ndu and Gwladys Eta-Ndu v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- Abubakarr Fofanah v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by20 opinions
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