Blog: Removal Defense

Appellate Court Cautions Against Ethnocentrism

Feb 12, 2023

A recent court decision provides an important lesson for anyone preparing a defense in immigration court. It is the case of Beginning when Mr. Saban-Cach was 15 years old, members of the gang known as “MS-13” began to target him because of his ethnicity. It soon became clear that the ethnic intimidation was a recruiting tool. Gang members told him that the abuse would end once he joined them. He never did. They threw stones...