Legal Opinion
Oyenike Alaka v. Attorney General of the United States Secretary of Department of Homeland Security
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 23, 2006No. 05-1632PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Oyenike Alaka petitions for review of a final order of removal issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). We conclude that it erred in affirming the decision of an immigration judge (“IJ”) that Alaka was ineligible for withholding of removal as a person convicted of a “particularly serious crime.” Accordingly (and after concluding that we have jurisdiction), we grant the petition for review of her withholding of removal claim, vacate the BIA’s decision on this issue, and remand to the BIA for further proceedings. As we do not have jurisdiction…
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