Immigration – Asylum

By: Derek Hawkins//September 7, 2020//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Gabriela Escobedo Marquez, et al., v. William P. Barr

Case No.: 19-1025

Officials: SYKES, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Immigration – Asylum

Gabriela Escobedo Marquez and her minor daughter, Diana Julieta Sanchez Escobedo, citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the denial of their application for asylum under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Escobedo Marquez sought relief based on threats of physical violence she had received because of her gay sexual orientation. An immigration judge, and later the Board of Immigration Appeals, concluded that threats to Escobedo Marquez’s life did not rise to the level of past persecution, and that she could not show that she faced a well‐founded fear of future persecution if she returned to Mexico. Because substantial evidence supports the agency’s decision, we deny the petition for review.

Petition Denied

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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