Legal Opinion
Jose Cortez-Mendez v. Matthew Whitaker
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2019No. 16-2389PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AGEE, Circuit Judge:
Jose Cortez-Mendez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, seeks review of an order from the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA"). The BIA dismissed his appeal following an immigration judge's ("IJ's") denial of his application for withholding of removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA"), 8 U.S.C. § 1231 (b)(3), and protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture ("CAT"), 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16 (c). For the reasons below, we deny the petition for review.
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Cortez-Mendez was born in El Salvador. His father, Marcial Cortez, is deaf and mute. People in…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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