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Case #24-0030597

Initials & Country of Origin: B.P.C. from Ecuador

Type of Case: Removal Asylum
Language/interpretation needs: Spanish interpreter needed
Date of Entry (and status, if any): 06/09/2023; EWI
Next Hearing: 01/13/2025 (Master – IJ Miller)
Current Status/status expiry: Pending asylum seeker (I-589 filed pro se 06/06/2024)

Case Summary: When Mr. PC was 16, he joined the CONAIE indigenous movement. He was active in his support of indigenous rights. After 2022, he began to feel more at risk as police cracked down on protests and members of his organization in other provinces began disappearing or being arrested. Fearing the same would happen to him, he fled the country.

Theory of the Case: Fear of future persecution by government actors on account of political opinion and race.

Commitment: Supplement I-589, prepare evidence and testimony, appearances in Court; Work permit (renewals)
Court: Yes
Experience level/case team size recommended: Appropriate for any experience level and team size

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