Legal Opinion
Joel Hernandez-De La Cruz v. Loretta Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 26, 2016No. 14-60730PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
Joel Hernandez-De La Cruz, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the denial of his applications for withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and protection under the Convention Against Torture. These applications were based on Petitioner’s claims that he was kidnapped and assaulted by members of the Zetas, a Mexican criminal syndicate, who released him only after he agreed to pay $15,000 — and that after he reported that ineidént. to the police in defiance of the Zetas’ instructions, corrupt…
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3Cited by42 opinions
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