Linares
Linares v. Garland
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
BACKGROUND
20 Mendoza-Linares is a native and citizen of El Salvador. He has outstanding 21 warrants for his arrest in El Salvador for Violation of Protective Order, Murder, and 22 Rape. On February 10, 2020, Mendoza-Linares entered the United States without being 23 inspected or admitted by an Immigration Officer by jumping over the international border 24 fence. He was taken into DHS custody that same day. On February 12, 2020, the DHS 25 determined that Mendoza-Linares was inadmissible to the United States under 8 U.S.C. § 26 1182(a)(7)(A)(i) and issued an expedited order of removal pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 27 1225(b)(1). He thereafter had a credible fear interview and an asylum officer determined 28 to El Salvador. Mendoza-Linares requested an Immigration Judge review the negative credible fear determination. On May 27, 2020, an Immigration Judge ordered that the negative credible fear determination be affirmed and entered a final order of removal against Mendoza-Linares. That was in the year 2020. In January 2021, Mendoza-Linares was denied bond. Mendoza-Linares next contested the order of expedited removal by filing a petition for review with…