CRUZ v. BARR

No. 17-60510.

929 F.3d 304 (2019)

Jose Nelson CRUZ; Nelson Steven Cruz-Villega, Petitioners, v. William P. BARR, U. S. Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED July 9, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephanie Seitz Potter , Counsel, Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, P.L.L.C., Austin, TX, for Petitioners.

Matthew J. Glover , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Office of Immigration Litigation, Sarah Pergolizzi , U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondents.

Before KING, SMITH, and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.


Jose Cruz, a former Salvadoran police officer, fled his home country and illegally entered the United States with his son after receiving threats from the Revolutionaries—a faction of the Barrio 18 gang. Conceding his removability, Cruz requested asylum, withholding of deportation, and protection under the United...

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