Summary
It was her very first asylum case.
Twenty-five years ago, immigration lawyer Crystal L. Williams represented a Salvadoran woman who had walked from Mexico to the United States seeking refuge. Several of her family members were opponents of the government of El Salvador, and for being related to them, the woman had been arrested and tortured.See the full content of this document
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The details are so horrific that even now, Ms. Williams cannot speak of them. Though unique in nature (only exiled or escaped members of a social group were given refuge) this case marked Ms. Williams' first asylum victory and sealed her fate as an advocate and change agent of immigration law.
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