Legal Opinion
Lutaaya v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 28, 2008No. 07-2328PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
On July 11, 2007, the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denied relief from removal to Grace Lutaaya, a Ugandan citizen. It affirmed an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision that (1) Lutaaya’s asylum application was untimely filed and the delay was not excused, see 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(2)(B), (a)(2)(D); and (2) she had not met her burden for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) because she was not credible.
On her petition for review, we lack jurisdiction over the denial of asylum. The CAT claim is not before us because she did not…
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