Legal Opinion

Osonowo v. Mukasey

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 7, 2008No. 07-1014PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Adeyemi Osonowo petitions this court for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which affirmed an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We deny the petition for review.

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Osonowo, a native of Nigeria, entered the United States without inspection on February 29, 2000, and removal proceedings were commenced four years later. Osonowo admitted the allegations and conceded the charge of removability. Also in 2004, he filed an application for asylum,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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3Cited by46 opinions

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