Legal Opinion
Paiz-Morales v. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 29, 2015No. 14-1182PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Elmer Humberto Paiz-Morales, a native of Guatemala who entered the United States unlawfully in 1993, appeals from the Board of Immigration Appeals’s (“BIA”) decision affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal. 1 For the reasons expressed below, we deny the petition.
I. Background
In April 1998, Paiz-Morales filed an application for asylum and withholding of removal. In October of that year, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) served him with a Notice to Appear for a removal hearing.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- M-E-V-GBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2014
- W-G-RBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2014
- Makhoul v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- Mendez-Barrera v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
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