Ahmed Ali v. Deborah Achim, Michael Chertoff, and Alberto Gonzales, Ahmed Ali v. Alberto Gonzales

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Ahmed Ali petitions for review from the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) final decision ordering him removed to his native Somalia. He also appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denying his habeas corpus petition in which he challenged his prolonged preremoval detention. The government released Ali from custody shortly before this case was argued, so the habeas detention challenge is moot and we review only the decision of the BIA ordering his removal to Somalia. For the reasons that follow, we deny the…