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Eleventh Circuit on FARC

December 22, 2006 (1 min read)

"We hold that the BIA erred when it found that the cumulative effect of the beatings, the threatening phone calls, and the kidnapping did not amount to persecution. Being held against one's will for such an extended time is clearly persecution, and respondent submits no authority holding otherwise. The record compels the conclusion that these events amount to past persecution, and that this persecution was on account of his political opinion." Martinez Ruiz v. U.S. Atty. Gen'l., Dec. 21, 2006.


Martinez Ruiz 11 12-21-06.pdf