Legal Opinion
Garcia-Cruz v. Sessions
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 26, 2017No. 15-2272PPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Felipe García-Cruz appeals from a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) decision, which affirmed an Immigration Judge’s (“U”) decision denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). García-Cruz argues that he presented sufficient evidence to establish both past persecution and a well-founded fear of future persecution, and that he could not reasonably relocate within Guatemala, the country of removal.
BACKGROUND
A. Factual Background1
García-Cruz is a native of Guatemala, from the…
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