Legal Opinion
Juan A. Maldonado-Cruz, A/K/A Hugo Deras-Espinoza v. U.S. Department of Immigration and Naturalization
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 24, 1989No. 88-7036PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge:
Juan A. Maldonado-Cruz (“Maldonado”) petitions for review a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the denial of political asylum and withholding of deportation. Because the decision of the BIA was incorrect as a matter of law, we reverse.
I. Factual Background
Maldonado had been employed as an agricultural worker near his hometown of La Reyna which is located in northern El Salvador. One day in the fall of 1983, while Maldonado was working in the fields, a guerrilla group consisting of approximately twenty-five men apprehended Maldonado and forced…
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3Cited by68 opinions
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