Legal Opinion

Tarraf v. Gonzales

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 30, 2007No. 06-2835PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

On February 18, 2005, an Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denied Ahmad Tarrafs applications for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) and ordered Mm removed from the United States. Mr. Tarraf appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA” or “Board”), which adopted and affirmed the decision of the IJ on June 1, 2006. Mr. Tarraf filed a petition for review in this court on July 5, 2006. For the reasons stated in this opinion, we deny the petition for review.

I

BACKGROUND

A. Facts and Immigration Court Proceedings

Mr. Tarraf is a…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. StevicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Noel LOPEZ-REYES, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  3. Saleh Capric, Camila Capric, Albert Capric, and Elvis Capric v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States, 1Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  4. Nabil Raja Dandan, Ketty Dandan, Souzi Dandan, A.K.A. Souzy Dandan, Sandra Dandan, and Raja Nabil Dandan v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  5. Yetunde Balogun v. John D. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004

25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Kadia v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  2. Borovsky v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  3. Loho v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  4. Kone v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
  5. Irasoc v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008

43 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API