- Category
- Defining Matters
- Date
- Feb. 15, 2024
- Title
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Asylum Victory for Peruvian Woman and Her Five Children
On Feb. 7, 2024, a Kramer Levin team obtained a grant of asylum in Immigration Court for Ms. G, a woman who fled Peru in 2022, as well as each of her five children, who range in age from four to 19. Ms. G endured years of sexual, physical, and psychological abuse by the father of her children. He knowingly transmitted HIV to Ms. G. To avoid the strong stigma against HIV-positive individuals in Peru, Ms. G kept her diagnosis a secret and struggled to receive adequate medical care. In Peru, Ms. G owned a small business. A gang called Tren de Aragua extorted Ms. G for money. Upon threats of violence and death, Ms. G was forced to pay the gang for years, and feared violent retaliation were she to return to Peru.
On reviewing Kramer Levin's brief, the affidavits, and other accompanying evidence, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security agreed not to oppose the case and deferred to IJ Themistoklis E. Aliferis's determination. IJ Aliferis then granted asylum based on the documentary submissions alone.
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