Court Says Immigration Judge Ignored Context

Courthouse News: The 2nd Circuit revived the political asylum case of a former Guatemalan police officer who claims his life is in danger for exposing corruption in the force. The immigration judge failed to consider the officer’s claims in the context of Guatemala’s "volatile political history," the appeals court ruled. Milton Ronaldo Rodas Castro claimed he faced death threats after reporting drug trafficking in his force to a U.N. human rights group. Rodas was allegedly suspended from the force in 2001 for reporting that fellow officers bought and sold cocaine from a dealer they had been sent to investigate.