Legal Opinion
K. H. v. William P. Barr
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 8, 2019No. 18-3426PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLE, Chief Judge.
K.H., a Guatemalan native and citizen, was kidnapped, beaten, and raped in Guatemala when she was seven years old. Upon notice of the kidnapping, the Guatemalan police quickly intervened and caught K.H.'s persecutors, who were then *473 tried, convicted, and sentenced. Shortly thereafter, K.H. fled to the United States. K.H. now appeals the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming the immigration judge's ("IJ") denial of her applications for asylum and humanitarian asylum because she failed to demonstrate past persecution. Specifically, in affirming the IJ's…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
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