“Relying solely on the ominous aura that cartels target Autodefensa families, without concrete details, treads on speculative grounds,” Judge Bennett remarked.
As the case sends ripples across the judicial community, the U.S. Department of Justice has maintained its silence. Efforts to contact Blancas Hermosillo’s representation have gone unanswered.
Presiding over the appeals panel were Circuit Judges Jennifer Sung, Mark Bennett, and William Fletcher.
