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HERNANDEZ v. ASHCROFT

No. 02-70988.

345 F.3d 824 (2003)

Laura Luis HERNANDEZ, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 7, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katrin E. Frank, MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, Seattle, Washington; Angela M. Niemann, and Rima J. Alaily, Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, Seattle, Washington, on behalf of Northwest Women's Law Center, for the petitioner-appellant.

John C. Cunningham, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for the respondent-appellee.

Thomas C. Means, Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C., for the amici.

Before: Thomas M. Reavley, A. Wallace Tashima, and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges.

Argued and Submitted July 10, 2003 — Seattle, Washington.

OPINION

PAEZ, Circuit Judge:

While living in Mexico, Laura Luis Hernandez ("Hernandez") experienced life-threatening violence at the hands of her husband, a legal permanent resident of the United States. She fled to the United States, but her husband tracked her down, promised not to hurt her again, and begged her to return to Mexico with him. After Hernandez submitted to his demand...

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