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RIVAS v. SESSIONS

No. 17-1123.

899 F.3d 537 (2018)

Sandra Maritza Pena De RIVAS; Maria Santana Mejia-Pena; Brittany Pamela Mejia-Pena, Petitioners, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS, III, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 8, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the petitioner was Chelsea R. McLean , of Minneapolis, MN. Also appearing on petitioner's brief were Jaime Stilson and Virgil Owen Wiebe , both of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the respondent was Julia Tyler , USDOJ, OIL, Washington, DC.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, MURPHY and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Sandra Maritza Pena de Rivas ("Rivas") and her two minor children, Brittany Pamela Mejia-Pena and Maria Santana Mejia-Pena, petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. The Board denied their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. With respect...

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