Legal Opinion
Francisco A. Romero Arrazabal v. Loretta E. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 4, 2016No. 15-2413PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Chief Judge.
Francisco Alberto Romero Arrazabal, a Salvadoran with ties to the Mara Salva-trucha gang, applied for withholding of removal and relief under the U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the CAT). Arrazabal fears that if he is returned to El Salvador, he will be persecuted by his gang, a rival gang, or the police. An immigration judge found his testimony incredible and denied all relief; the Board of Immigration Appeals upheld that decision. Arra-zabal filed a timely petition for review, which we grant.
When Arrazabal…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Yi-Tu Lian v. John D. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Benitez Ramos v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- Hair Rodriguez-Molinero v. Loretta E. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- Kevin Wanjiru v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- Zeqiri v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Fuller v. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
- Rivera v. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
- Trice v. HulickDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2008
- Francisco Romero Arrazabal v. William P. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
- Francisco Romero Arrazabal v. William P. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
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