Legal Opinion
Doe v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 19, 2014No. 12-3779-agPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
In this petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) decision, we consider whether the protection of witnesses provisions of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, opened for signature Dec. 12, 2000, T.I.A.S. 13127, 2225 U.N.T.S. 209 (“CATOC”) 1 are self-executing. We hold that those provisions are not self-executing. Accordingly, the petition for review is DENIED.
I. BACKGROUND
Petitioner, John Doe, a native and citizen of Ghana, was a lawful permanent resident of the United States when he was arrested after…
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