Legal Opinion
Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 8, 2008No. 07-70604PublishedCited by 263 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Santos-Lemus petitions from the dismissal by the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) of his appeal from an immigration judge’s (IJ) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We deny the petition.
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Santos-Lemus, a native and citizen of El Salvador, entered the United States without inspection on July 18, 2004. Prior to coming to the United States, he lived with his mother in Cologne San Jose la Chala-tenango, El Salvador. This town, like many in El Salvador, was plagued by gang violence…
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