Legal Opinion
Manuel Admin Chay-Velasquez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 6, 2004No. 03-1493PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Chay-Velasquez, a native of Guatemala, seeks political asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (Convention). The Immigration Judge (IJ) denied relief on the grounds that Chay-Velasquez had committed serious nonpolitical crimes in Guatemala prior to his illegal entry into the United States and that he was ineligible for relief under the Convention. The Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) affirmed the IJ’s order without opinion. Chay-Velasquez petitions for review.
Chay-Velasquez is a young man of Mayan descent. His mother…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Kirupanathan Perinpanathan v. Immigration and Naturalization Service John Ashcroft, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Saeed Ghasemimehr v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by130 opinions
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