Legal Opinion
Mambwe v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 16, 2009No. 08-1224PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Rose Mambwe, a native and citizen of Angola, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). For the following reasons, we deny Mambwe’s petition.
I. BACKGROUND
Mambwe entered the United States on or about June 10, 2000, as a nonimmigrant visitor with authorization to stay in this country until December 9, 2000. Although Mambwe is a citizen of Angola, she entered the United States using a Zambian passport,…
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