Boutou v. Gonzales

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

MICHAEL W. McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Emmanuel Kotto Boutou seeks review of a final order of removal *632issued by an immigration judge (IJ) denying Mr. Boutou’s requests for asylum, restriction on removal, and relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture (CAT). The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirmed the IJ’s decision without opinion. We have jurisdiction to review the final order of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(1), and we deny the petition.

Background

The IJ based his denial of relief entirely on his finding that Mr. Boutou was not credible.…