Legal Opinion

Jeidy Esquivel-Rubinos v. Jefferson Sessions

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 29, 2017No. 13-72600UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM ***

Jeidy Patricia Esquivel-Rubinos petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeal’s (BIA) denial of her requests for asylum, withholding of removal, relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), and cancellation of removal. We review legal questions de novo and the BIA’s factual findings for substantial evidence. Khudaverdyan v. Holder, 778 F.3d 1101, 1105 (9th Cir. 2015). Because the BIA’s decisions were supported by substantial evidence, we deny the petition.

A.Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s denial of asylum.

A petitioner must file her application for asylum…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jose Cruz Romero-Torres v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  2. Abdul Hakeem v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  3. Jose Guadalupe Larita-Martinez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  4. Duarte De Guinac v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  5. Mendez-Castro v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Marvin Martinez Alquijay v. Merrick GarlandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2022

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