Manuel Admin Chay-Velasquez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 2004-05-06

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*753 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…

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