Legal Opinion
Oyeniran v. Eric H. Holder Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 6, 2012No. 09-73683, 10-70689PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BREWSTER, Senior District Judge:
Petitioner Daniel O. Oyeniran (“Oyeniran”), a citizen of Nigeria, seeks review of decisions by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) to deny him protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) and to deny his motion to reopen the case to consider new evidence. 1 We hold that collateral estoppel binds the BIA to its prior determination of the facts and legal consequences regarding past inci dents of government-sponsored violence against Oyeniran’s family due to his father’s activities supporting Christianity over Islam. We also conclude that…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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