Legal Opinion

Andre Bernard v. Jefferson Sessions, III

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 8, 2018No. 17-2290PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Per curiam

Andre Bernard, a Jamaican citizen, petitions for review of the denial of his applications for statutory withholding of removal and deferral of removal under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture. The Board of Immigration Appeals upheld those decisions. First, the Board concluded, the immigration judge correctly found Bernard ineligible for withholding of removal on the ground that he had committed a “particularly serious crime,” see 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3)(B)(ii); second, the Board agreed that Bernard had- not shown that, if removed to Jamaica,' he likely would.be tortured with the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. N-A-MBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2007
  2. George Malcom Anthony Rashiah, Salomi Hiranthie Anthony Rashiah, and Anne Oshani Anthony Rashiah v. John D. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  3. Garg v. PotterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  4. Hair Rodriguez-Molinero v. Loretta E. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  5. Jose Orellana-Arias v. Jefferson B. Sessions IIICourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. August Fetting v. Kilolo KijakaziCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
  2. Landmark American Insurance Co v. Deerfield Construction, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  3. Rhonda Kemper v. Deutsche Bank AGCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  4. Rafael Herrera-Garcia v. William P. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  5. Rodrigo Ramos-Braga v. Jefferson B. Sessions IIICourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018

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