Legal Opinion
Cabas v. Barr
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 1, 2019No. 18-1630PPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
Oswaldo Cabas, a Venezuelan native and citizen, left Venezuela and legally entered the United States in April 2002. After he overstayed his visa, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement commenced removal proceedings against him in December 2007. At his hearing, the immigration judge (IJ) found him ineligible for asylum, *180 withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and this court affirmed that decision. Seven years and one Venezuelan regime change later, Cabas -- armed with a purported warrant…
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