Rasaq Opyemi Sanusi v. Alberto Gonzales, United States Attorney General

We consider here whether a Court of Appeals possesses jurisdiction to review the decision of an immigration judge to deny a motion for a continuance filed during an immigration proceeding.

Petitioner Rasaq Opyemi Sanusi, a native and citizen of Nigeria, seeks review of a February 26, 2001 order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing his appeal of a decision by Immigration Judge (“IJ”) Donn Livingston denying Sanusi’s request for relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). 1 See In re Sanusi, Order and Oral Decision of the Immigration Judge, File No. A76…