MOURA v. HOLDER

No. 13-2046.

759 F.3d 1 (2014)

Antonio D. MOURA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

July 14, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Joyce and Joyce & Associates P.C. on brief for petitioner.

Joanna L. Watson , Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Stuart F. Delery , Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Ernesto H. Molina, Jr. , Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, on brief for respondent.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


LYNCH, Chief Judge.

On September 2, 2011, an Immigration Judge ("IJ") denied Antonio D. Moura's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). The Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") dismissed Moura's appeal from the IJ's decision on July 22, 2013. Moura petitions for review of the BIA's decision, contesting only its denial of his withholding of removal claim. The basis for Moura's claim that his family...

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