Legal Opinion
Daniel Flores v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 7, 2012No. 12-1609PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Daniel Flores petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, relief under the Convention Against Torture, and cancellation of removal. For the reasons stated below, we vacate the BIA’s order and remand for further administrative proceedings.
I. Background.
Daniel Flores was born as Jose Julio Granadeno-Rosales. Flores is a native and citizen of El Salvador and former Sergeant in the El Salvadoran military. Flores joined the military in 1985. In 1988, guerillas went to his father’s…
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