MOLINA-AVILA v. SESSIONS

Nos. 17-1723 & 18-1911.

907 F.3d 977 (2018)

William Yovanni MOLINA-AVILA, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 25, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lauren M. Blas , Attorney, GIBSON DUNN , Los Angeles, CA, for Petitoner.

Oil OIL, Attorney, Jessica Danielle Strokus , Attorney, Colette Jabes Winston, Esq. , Attorney, Jeffery R. Leist , Attorney, Anthony Cardozo Payne , Attorney, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before Easterbrook, Kanne, and Brennan, Circuit Judges.


In February 2016, the Department of Homeland Security commenced removal proceedings against William Yovanni Molina-Avila. He requested deferral of removal because he feared torture by Guatemalan gangs. The immigration judge denied the request for deferral, and the Board of Immigration...

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