Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Persecution based on political opinion

On petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. The panel and BIA’s decisions were subsequently vacated and the case was remanded to the BIA: Mejilla-Romero v. Holder, Attorney General.

6 April 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

Heard April 9, 1999

24 May 1999 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Persecution based on political opinion - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America