Legal Opinion
Adebowale v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 24, 2008No. 07-2201PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Adeoye Adebowale, a Nigerian-born citizen of the United Kingdom, was ordered removed after he failed to appear at the scheduled hearing. Shortly thereafter he filed a motion to reopen his asylum proceedings. The immigration judge (IJ) denied the motion, and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) upheld that decision. Adebowale petitions this court for review, but this court lacks jurisdiction because his challenge is only as to questions of fact not questions of law underlying the discretionary decision on his motion.
Adebowale, who purports to be a solicitor, claims that…
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