106 On May 2, [2006] I filed a complaint about some vehicles and individuals who went to my house asking where I lived, who I lived with and what I did, and who were investigating my life […]. A complaint was filed before the [state] Attorney General and she gave express orders to an official, who took my statement, and everything was done with secrecy […]; to date nothing has been investigated. [Also] […] two months ago […] I submitted a written request for a copy of the complaint I had filed and I realized that it was not a complaint, [but that] my statement had been taken as testimony and attached to the case file […] of my sister, Berenice Ramos; […] [consequently] I ask again for an investigation into why the judicial officials and cars were in front of my house.431 430. The Ramos Monárrez family asked the United States authorities to grant them asylum. The judge who decided the request for political asylum based his decision, inter alia, on the testimony of several witnesses, who mentioned that: There are several groups that have spoken out against the femicides. The groups have conducted protests and marches. One of the groups was Mothers Integration for Juárez, which was founded by Ms. Monárrez Salgado. [The deponent] attempted to attend one of the organization's meetings. Prior to arriving, the attendees were robbed by armed men and the meeting was cancelled;432 […] The climate of fear and intimidation against people who speak out against the murders and the lack of investigations related to the murders of these young girls is clearly prevalent in Ciudad Juárez. [...] Mrs. Monárrez Salgado became one of the more vocal family members of the femicide victims in demanding that the police investigate these crimes. […She] publicly questioned police competency, their level of commitment in solving the murders, and openly discussed their possible direct involvement in the cover-up of the femicides. […] She participated in numerous national and international interviews with multiple radio, television, and newspaper mediums. […G]overnment officials or people closely connected to the government are behind the threats and intimidation, since they are most interested in silencing advocacy around the murders and critiques of the government's handling of the femicides.433 431. Lastly, the same judge considered the testimony of the Ramos Monárrez family, and described it as “consistent and well supported by the documentary evidence.”434 Regarding the testimony of Mrs. Monárrez, he indicated that: Through the media, Mrs. Mon[á]rrez Salgado publicly accused Mexican Government officials, including the Governor and the Attorney General of the Mexican State of Chihuahua, on being complicit in her daughter’s death and subsequent deficient investigation. […] After she identified her daughter's body, Ms. Mon[á]rrez Salgado began receiving threatening phone calls. The callers told her that if she continued to speak out, the callers would kill her or make her children disappear. The calls occurred on a continuous basis, however they intensified after the Inter-American Court accepted the Cotton Field Murders case. One day while she was walking to a funeral, Ms. Mon[á]rrez Salgado noticed that a truck was following her. The truck revved its engine and drove quickly towards her. She was able [to] get out of the way. The truck circled the block and tried to hit her again. Ms. Mon[á]rrez Salgado was able to avoid the second attempt and the truck drove away. She then went to the funeral. Upon returning from the funeral, she discovered that someone had broken into her home and gone through her files relating to the death of her daughter. Some of the documents were missing. A few weeks later, someone tried to break into her home for a second time. 431 Cf. testimony of Claudia Ivonne Ramos Monárrez before the official of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Office of the Attorney General of the state of Chihuahua on July 9, 2007 (case file of attachments to the application, volume X, attachment 91, folio 3544). In relation to this complaint, see also the request for a copy of the complaint of harassment made on August 25, 2006, by Claudia Ivonne Ramos Monárrez before the Special Prosecutor’s Office for the Murders of Women on May 1, 2007 (case file of attachments to the answer to the application, volume XXXVI, folio 13128). 432 Cf. United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, written decision of the Immigration Court, April 13, 2009 (merits case file, volume XIII, folio 4015). 433 Cf. written decision of the Immigration Court, supra note 432, folio 4023. 434 Cf. written decision of the Immigration Court, supra note 432, folio 4025.