Asemota v. Gonzales

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition for review of a December 17, 2004 order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying a motion under 8 C.F.R. § 1008.2 to reconsider its order of July 15, 2004. The July 15 order affirmed and adopted an Immigration Judge’s (IJ’s) decision denying petitioner’s application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). In addition, the July 15 order affirmed the IJ’s decision not to grant a continuance, rejected the claim that the IJ had not given petitioner an impartial and fair hearing, and noted that…