Legal Opinion
Youssef Al Tawm v. John Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 13, 2004No. 03-1040PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
You'ssef Al Tawm, a native citizen of Lebanon, petitions for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The BIA affirmed the decision of the Immigration Judge (IJ) without opinion, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(a)(7) (2004), 1 denying Al Tawm’s application for asylum, withholding, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. For the reasons stated below, we deny the petition.
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Al Tawm entered the United States on October 5, 2000, without a visa. He remained in the United States, and the INS initiated removal proceedings against him on October 31,…
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