Legal Opinion
Ezeagwu v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 8, 2008No. 07-1668PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Johnson Uchenna Ezeagwu petitions for a review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal and for relief under Article III of the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We deny the petition.
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Ezeagwu is a native of Nigeria. He entered the United States as a visitor for business on October 19, 1996, and again on July 26, 1997. Ezeagwu married Carolyn Roach, a citizen of the United States, 46 days after his second entry into the country. On September 30, 1997, he petitioned to have his status adjusted…
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