Legal Opinion

Manani v. Filip

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 28, 2009No. 08-1530PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Josephine Kemunto Manani, a native and citizen of Kenya, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). To the extent that we have jurisdiction, we deny Manani’s petition.

I. BACKGROUND

Manani entered the United States on or about October 18, 2001, as a nonimmigrant visitor with authorization to stay in this country until November 17, 2001. On May 21, 2004, Manani filed an application for asylum, withholding…

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