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Opinion
Filed
June 17, 2019
Case
Rivas-Duran v. Barr
Case status
Decided

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TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge. Appellant Karen Liliana Rivas Durán ("Rivas-Durán") fled her native El Salvador and entered the United States without inspection with her twin sons. After being detained, Rivas-Durán sought asylum, with her sons as derivative beneficiaries, claiming that the children's father threatened her on numerous occasions. The Immigration Judge ("IJ") granted Rivas-Durán…

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