Legal Opinion
Sankoh v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 13, 2008No. 07-2369PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Saidu Sankoh is a native of Sierra Leone seeking asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. An immigration judge denied his applications and ordered him removed. The Board of Immigration Appeals concurred in the immigration judge’s conclusion and dismissed Sankoh’s appeal. San-koh then moved to this Court, challenging the agency’s decision under several theories. Finding no error, we affirm.
I. Background
Saidu Sankoh is a Sierra Leonean national who arrived in the United States in 1996. When his visitor’s visa expired in early 1997,…
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