OLIVA-MURALLES v. ASHCROFT

No. 02-1548.

328 F.3d 25 (2003)

Edbia Maritza OLIVA-MURALLES, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 6, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Lagana, for appellant.

Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, Anthony W. Norwood, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and PORFILIO, Senior Circuit Judge.


LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Edbia Oliva-Muralles ("Oliva-Muralles"), now 30 years of age, and her mother Maria Oliva-Muralles are Guatemalan citizens who entered the country illegally and were served with a deportation order to show cause on December 4, 1996. Both women conceded deportability but asserted they were eligible for political asylum. The Immigration Judge ("IJ"), in April 1998, rejected each of their claims...

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