Matter of E-R
Nov 26, 2013OUTCOME: Granted Protection under the Convention Against Torture
Ms. Blessinger successfully litigated a withholding of removal case for a person who feared returned to El Salvador on account of his family ties to his uncle, who reported his daughter’s murder to the ... police and was threatened by gang members for his cooperation with law enforcement. She also successfully litigated a deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture case for a former member of the MS-13 gang who feared torture from corrupt police officials upon return to Guatemala.
