Herrera Morales v. Sessions

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Petitioner, a ten year old native and citizen of El Salvador, petitioned for review of the BIA's decision affirming the IJ's denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The Fifth Circuit denied the petition for review, holding that the alleged past-persecution of petitioner's mother cannot be imputed to petitioner; petitioner suffered from an isolated, verbal threat of future violence; and petitioner's omissions justified the BIA's refusal to overturn the IJ's adverse credibility determination. Therefore, the BIA correctly held that petitioner did not suffer from a well-found fear of persecution. The court affirmed the denial of relief. View "Herrera Morales v. Sessions" on Justia Law