Legal Opinion

Jorge Molina-Cabrera v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 5, 2018No. 17-2227PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Jorge Molina-Cabrera, a native of Ecuador, was apprehended as he entered the United States without a valid entry document and applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. After an evidentiary hearing, the Immigration Judge ("IJ") denied relief. The Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") dismissed Molina-Cabrera's appeal, upholding the IJ's determination that Molina-Cabrera is ineligible for asylum or withholding of removal because he failed to establish past persecution or a well founded fear of future persecution.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-ZacariasSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Saeed Ghasemimehr v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  3. Youssef Al Tawm v. John Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  4. Olakitan Eusebio v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  5. Martha Wondimu Alemu v. Alberto GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by3 opinions

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