Legal Opinion
Perdomo v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 12, 2010No. 06-71652PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
Lesly Yajayra Perdomo (“Perdomo”), a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) affirmance of the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Perdomo sought asylum based on her fear of persecution as a young woman in Guatemala. Specifically, Perdomo argued that women were murdered at a high rate with impunity. The IJ denied the application because she found that young women in Guatemala were not a cognizable social…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by51 opinions
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