Legal Opinion
Escobar v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 7, 2011No. 10-3751PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Sergio Escobar fled Colombia after the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC, short for Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) pursued him relentlessly, subjecting him to multiple hijackings at gunpoint, directing death threats at him and his family, and burning *540his trucks. Escobar then applied for asylum, asserting that the government sat by and allowed FARC to persecute him because of his affiliation with the Liberal Party and his status as a pro-government trucker who refused to cooperate with FARC. The Immigration Judge (IJ) found Escobar credible and…
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