MEJIA v. GARLAND

No. 21-2088.

74 F.4th 896 (2023)

Javier DIAZ MEJIA, Petitioner, v. Merrick B. GARLAND, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 27, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel W. Thomann , Attorney, Daniel Thomann, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Brendan P. Hogan , Attorney, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, for Respondent.

Before Wood, Scudder, and Jackson-Akiwumi, Circuit Judges.


Javier Diaz Mejia is a Mexican national challenging the denial of withholding of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3) and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Diaz Mejia fears that a gang in Mexico City will target him if he returns to Mexico.

The Immigration Judge found Diaz Mejia's testimony...

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