Gomez-Garcia v. Sessions, No. 16-1913 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit denied a petition for review of the BIA's decision affirming the IJ's denial of petitioner's request for asylum. The court held that the BIA did not engage in impermissible fact-finding; substantial evidence supported the BIA's conclusion that that there was an insufficient nexus between the threats and petitioner's membership in a community development organization that addressed gang problems in the area; and substantial evidence supported the conclusion that petitioner failed to demonstrate an objectively reasonable fear of future persecution.
Court Description: Melloy, Author, with Wollman and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Petition for Review - Immigration. The BIA's finding that threats petitioner received were related to her reporting a robbery rather than her activities in a local political group seeking to address gang problems in her community was supported by substantial evidence; the BIA did not err in concluding petitioner's fear of future persecution was not objectively reasonable. [ June 27, 2017
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