Richardson Edionseri v. Jefferson B. Sessions III

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Nigerian native and citizen Richardson Edionseri was admitted to the United States in December 2006 on condition that he attend college. In September 2010, Edionseri petitioned for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture and dropped out of college a few months later. While Edion-seri’s petition was pending, the Department of Homeland Security charged him with being removable because he was no longer a student. See 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(1)(C)®. Edionseri conceded that he was removable but argued that he was entitled to the relief…