Legal Opinion

Anandarajah v. Attorney General of the United States

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided October 31, 2013No. 13-1721Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Julian Rajanayagan Anandarajah (“An-andarajah”) petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA” or “Board”) decision denying his fourth motion to reopen removal proceedings. For the following reasons, we will deny the petition for review.

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Anandarajah, a citizen of Sri Lanka and an ethnic Tamil, petitioned for review of the Board’s order affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision to deny his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). He alleged a fear of persecution, claiming that the Sri Lankan…

3Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. AbuduSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Wei Guang Wang v. Board of Immigration AppealsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  3. Tengiz Sevoian v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
  4. Jian Lian Guo v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
  5. Efrain Modesto Calle-Vujiles v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003

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