Legal Opinion
Mauricio Gonzalez Ruano v. William P. Barr
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 24, 2019No. 18-2337PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hamilton, Circuit Judge.
In September 2016, members of a Mexican drug cartel kidnapped, tortured, and threatened to kill petitioner Mauricio Gonzalez Ruano, who was living with his family in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The cartel uses brutal violence to terrorize communities throughout Mexico and exercises influence at all levels of the Mexican government in furtherance of its criminal objectives.
Gonzalez Ruano's persecution began after he refused to allow the local cartel leader to "possess" his wife, as the record puts the point euphemistically. As we explain below, Gonzalez Ruano and his…
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