Legal Opinion
W-E-R-B
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 2020No. ID 3979PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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27 I&N Dec. 795
(BIA 2020) Interim Decision #3979 Matter of W-E-R-B-, Respondent Decided March 6, 2020 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) An Interpol Red Notice may constitute reliable evidence that indicates the serious nonpolitical crime bar for asylum and withholding of removal applies to an alien. (2) The respondent’s violation of article 345 of the Salvadoran Penal Code, which proscribes participation in an illicit organization whose purpose is the commission of crimes, was “serious” within the meaning of the serious…
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