Legal Opinion
Jhonny Garcia-Moctezuma v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 11, 2018No. 16-4433PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Judge.
Petitioner Jhonny Garcia-Moctezuma seeks review of a final order of removal issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). The BIA’s order dismissed Garcia-Moctezuma’s appeal from the decision of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) that found him removable and denied his applications for withholding of removal and for protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).
Garcia-Moctezuma alleges prior and future persecution and torture in Mexico on account of his faith in the deity Santa Muerte. The IJ concluded that Garcia-Moctezuma failed to establish a sufficient nexus…
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