Legal Opinion
Mendez-Barrera v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 15, 2010No. 09-1903PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Yulma Marili Mendez-Barrera, is a native and citizen of El Salvador. She seeks judicial review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under Article III of the United Nations Convention Against Torture (CAT). After careful consideration we deny this petition.
The background facts are easily stated. The petitioner entered the United States illegally, through Mexico, on April 21, 2006. Approximately two weeks later, the Department of Homeland Security initiated removal…
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