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Appeals Court Grants Asylum To Mexican Transwoman In Landmark Decision<\/b><\/p>\n

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted asylum to an undocumented trans<\/a> Mexican woman<\/a> last week in a landmark decision for asylum seekers reports The Advocate<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Board of Immigration Appeals initially denied trans<\/a> Mexican Edin Carey Avandano-Hernandez’s immigration request on the basis that her felony drunk driving conviction invalidated her appeal for asylum. Avandano-Hernandez sought asylum after claiming her relatives both raped and assaulted her.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Jacqueline Nguyen, who was appointed by President Obama, along with two other judges on a panel granted Avandano-Hernandez’s request and condemned U.S. Immigration officials and the immigration judge in the first case on their transphobic treatment of Avandano-Hernandez. The immigration judge classified Avandano-Hernandez as male<\/a> even though she has identified as a female<\/a> for a decade and takes female<\/a> hormones.<\/p>\n

Although the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued new guidelines on the detention of LGBT immigrants<\/a> in June, many LGBT immigrants suffer harsh treatment <\/a>despite the successes of Avandano-Hernandez and other immigrants in obtaining asylum or citizenship.<\/p>\n

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\nAnthony Costello<\/p>\n

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