AGUIRRE-CERVANTES v. INS

No. 99-70861

242 F.3d 1169 (2001)

Rosalba Aguirre-Cervantes Aka Maria Esperanza Castillo, Petitioner, v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 21, 2001


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reena N. Glazer, Shea & Gardner, Washington, D.C., for the petitioner.

Shelley Goad, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.

Before: HARRY PREGERSON, WILLIAM C. CANBY, Jr., and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted February 7, 2001 — Pasadena, California

DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Rosalba Aguirre-Cervantes ("petitioner"), a 19-year-old native of Mexico, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA"), which vacated a decision by the Immigration Judge granting her request for asylum. Over many years, the petitioner was subjected to extreme abuse by her father. She contends this abuse constituted persecution...

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