Legal Opinion
Gitimu v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 22, 2009No. 08-3304PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
James Kinyanjui Gitimu, his wife Florence Wangori Mugí, and their child Samuel Gitimu Kinyanjui (Petitioners), petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) order denying them asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We deny the petition.
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The Petitioners are natives and citizens of Kenya who were admitted into the United States as nonimmigrant visitors in September 2001, with permission to remain in the United States until March 27, 2002. The Petitioners remained in the United States longer than permitted…
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