Castaneda-Castillo v. Holder, No. 09-1847 (1st Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CasePetitioner arrived in the United States more than twenty years ago seeking political asylum based on alleged persecution he suffered at the hands of a guerrilla organization that had the aim of overthrowing the government of Peru. In 2012, after three court of appeals opinions, one district court opinion, and numerous administrative determinations, an immigration judge finally granted asylum to Petitioner and his family members. After the First Circuit Court of Appeals entered final judgment closing the case, Petitioner filed a petition for attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, seeking attorneys' fees incurred while litigating his case in federal court and attorney's fees related to the administrative proceedings. The First Circuit granted the petition in part and denied it in part, holding that Petitioner was eligible to recover the fees incurred in Castaneda IV, the administrative proceedings that followed, Castanea V, and the current fee litigation.
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