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RIOS v. ASHCROFT

No. 01-70836.

287 F.3d 895 (2002)

Julia Floridalma RIOS, Paulo Jordan Rios, Petitioners, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 1, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colin T. Greene, Hanlon & Greene, Pasadena, CA, for the petitioners.

Heather R. Phillips (argued) and Paul Fiorino (brief), attorneys, Office of Immigration, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent.

Before: PREGERSON, TROTT, and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge.

Julia Floridalma Rios ("Rios") and her son, Paulo Andre Jordan-Rios ("Paulo"), Guatemalan natives and citizens, fled Guatemala for the United States and sought asylum and withholding of deportation because they were persecuted on account of their imputed political opinion. In the alternative, they sought voluntary departure. Following a deportation hearing, an Immigration Judge denied petitioners' requests for asylum and withholding of deportation...

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