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ORELLANA-MONSON v. HOLDER

No. 11-60147.

685 F.3d 511 (2012)

Jose Vladimir ORELLANA-MONSON; Andres Eduardo Orellana-Monson, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 25, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron Michael Streett , Baker Botts, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Petitioners.

Rachel Louise Browning , Tangerlia Cox , Gregory Michael Kelch, U.S. Dept. of Justice, OIL, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, GARZA and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

Salvadoran citizens Jose Orellana-Monson and his brother Andres entered the United States on October 22, 2005. They were charged with being in the United States without having been admitted or paroled and claimed asylum because of Jose's political opinions and membership in a particular social group. The Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") rejected this argument. The Orellana-Monsons appeal. We reject their claim and affirm the...

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