03/01/2023
Congratulations to my client from Burkina Faso who was just released from immigration detention today!!!
My client crossed the border after his father’s life was threatened because of his father’s involvement in the Volunteers of the Defense of the Fatherland, an organization that fought against terrorism in Burkina Faso.
When the terrorists couldn’t find his father for retribution, they threatened his family and murdered his sister!!! The rest of the family went into hiding and my client was able to cross many countries to get here! When he arrived at the border and was detained unfortunately there was no interpreter in his native language of Moore so he did the credible interview in French and failed because he could not fully understand the questions.
If you fail the credible fear interview you only have one opportunity in front of a judge to prove you have a case or you will be immediately deported!!!
We decided his best argument would be that he had a meritorious asylum case based on an imputed political opinion associated with his father’s political belief and that he should be given another opportunity to argue his case in his best language.
With my help we were able to get a Moore interpreter for the hearing and the judge was so impressed with my argument that he granted the credible fear hearing! And I just got notice from his sponsor he was released! Congratulations to him!!!
