Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 11, 2011No. 09-2632PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Mourcous Morgan Morgan, is an Egyptian national. Alleging that he fears persecution on account of his Coptic Christian faith, he seeks judicial review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which upheld an adverse decision by an immigration judge (IJ). At the same time, he seeks judicial review of the BIA’s denial of his motion to remand. After careful consideration, we deny the petition in all particulars.
Morgan entered the United States on September 23, 1998, on a non-immigrant visa authorizing him to remain for one month. He…
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