Legal Opinion

Pedro Javier Rodriguez Morales v. U.S. Atty. Gen.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided June 6, 2007No. 06-14911PublishedCited by 69 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

Pedro Javier Rodriguez Morales, a citizen of Colombia, petitions for review of the Bureau of Immigration Appeal’s (BIA) order, affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) order of removal. Because the record supports the conclusion that Rodriguez was threatened for his refusal to provide dental services to guerillas, and not because of his political opinion, the record does not compel reversal of the BIA’s finding that Rodriguez failed to demonstrate a nexus between his political opinion and his persecution, as required for asylum relief or withholding of removal. Moreover, because Rodriguez…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-ZacariasSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Chesnel Forgue v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  3. Sergio Leonel Mendoze v. U.S. Attorney General, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  4. Luz Marina Silva v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
  5. Roberto Domingo Reyes-Sanchez v. U.S. Atty. Gen.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by69 opinions

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