Legal Opinion

Jose Alberto Perez-Guerrero v. U.S. Attorney General

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided June 12, 2013No. 12-10261PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Per curiam

This petition presents the question whether the Board of Immigration Appeals erred when it denied Jose Alberto Perez-Guerrero’s request for relief under the Convention Against Torture. Perez-Guerrero accepted a bribe from a Mexican drug cartel while he was employed by the United States Embassy in Mexico City. After the United States arrested Perez-Guerrero, he provided valuable information about corrupt officials in Mexico and pleaded guilty to bribery and obstruction of justice. Perez-Guerrero completed a sentence in a federal prison, and the United States then petitioned to remove him. The…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  3. DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Craig v. HarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  5. Michael D. Van Etten v. Bridgestone/Firestone, IncCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by82 opinions

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  4. Biuma Claudine Malu v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
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