What was at stake
Case addressing the principle that no State shall expel, return (refouler) or extradite a person to another State where they face persecution.
What happened
Quintanilla, a Salvadoran national, sought asylum and withholding of removal in the United States, claiming fear of persecution if returned to El Salvador. The immigration proceedings centered on whether the petitioner faced a sufficient threat of harm to qualify for protection under U.S. asylum law and the Convention Against Torture, implicating the non-refoulement principle that no state shall expel or return a person to a country where they face persecution or torture.
Statutes and cases cited
- § Convention Against Torture art. 3
- § 8 U.S.C. § 1158
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