Legal Opinion

Sandra Pena De Rivas v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 8, 2018No. 17-1123PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Sandra Maritza Pena de Rivas ("Rivas") and her two minor children, Brittany Pamela Mejia-Pena and Maria Santana Mejia-Pena, petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. The Board denied their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. With respect to Rivas's petition, we conclude that there was no legal error and that substantial evidence supports the Board's decision, so we deny the petition. As to the children, however, the record shows that they presented independent applications, but the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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