Legal Opinion

Gitau v. Sessions

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 22, 2017No. 17-1280PPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.

Elizabeth Wairimu Gitau petitions for review of a decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing her appeal of an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision ordering her removal to Kenya. Having reviewed the BIA’s decision, including the decision of the IJ as adopted by the BIA, see Guerrero v. Holder, 667 F.3d 74, 76 (1st Cir. 2012), as well as the record and the parties’ briefs, we deny Gitau’s petition.

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Gitau is a native and citizen- of Kenya. Following a marriage to a United States citizen, Undray Johnson, Gitau became a lawful permanent resident on a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Tesfaye Aberra Gebremichael v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  2. Chhay v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
  3. Rivas-Mira v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
  4. Puerto Rico Tele. Co., Inc. v. San Juan Cable LLCCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2017
  5. Jabri v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Avtar Singh v. Jeffrey RosenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2021
  2. Twum v. BarrCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2019
  3. Cuesta-Rojas v. GarlandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2021
  4. Chen v. WolfDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2021

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