Legal Opinion

Yonis Ali v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 20, 2012No. 11-3743PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Yonis Ahmed Ali, a native and citizen of Somalia, applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). An Immigration Judge (IJ) denied Ali’s applications and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissed his appeal. Ali now petitions for review of the BIA order. We deny the petition.

Ali entered the United States, using the name Hussain Isse Mohamud, as a spouse of a refugee in 1995 and became a lawful permanent resident the following year. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiated removal proceedings against…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Vladimir Ivanovich Krasnopivtsev v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  2. Abubakarr Fofanah v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  3. Mohamed Turay v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  4. Tinajero-Ortiz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  5. Puc-Ruiz v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Yonis Ali v. William P. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019
  2. R.K.N. v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  3. Humphrey Etenyi v. Loretta E. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  4. Yu An Li v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  5. Sintia Rodriguez-Mercado v. Loretta E. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015

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