Legal Opinion
Kone v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 31, 2010No. 09-2689PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Lead petitioner Fatoumata Kone (“Kone”), her husband Lasanna Diarra (“Lasanna”), and their oldest daughter Kamissa Diarra (“Kamissa”) are natives and citizens of Mali. They entered the United States on August 18, 2001 and remained in the country after the expiration of their visas. Kone and Lasanna then had a second daughter, Mariam, who by virtue of her birth here is a United States citizen. In 2006, Kone, as lead petitioner for her family, filed for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture on the basis that if made to return…
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