Asylum Win for Pro Bono Client
Won a grant of asylum for a Maya K’iche’ woman from Guatemala who was subjected to various forms of persecution, discrimination, and trauma throughout her childhood and into her adulthood. She fled Guatemala in 2019 and presented herself to U.S. immigration officials, declaring an intent to seek protection in the U.S. At an August 2023 merits hearing, the immigration judge found her testimony to be credible and granted her asylum application on multiple alternative grounds. The government has waived its right to appeal.
