Legal Opinion
Bonilla v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 25, 2008No. 07-1813PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
The petitioners, Luis Ernesto Bonilla (Bonilla) and Judith Mercado Bonilla (Mercado), are Colombian nationals. They seek judicial review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying their application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Mercado’s application is derivative and thus, its success depends on the success of Bon-illa’s application. See Ang v. Gonzales, 430 F.3d 50, 53 (1st Cir.2005). We will analyze the petition as if Bonilla were the sole petitioner. Id.
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Bonilla and Mercado entered the…
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