Legal Opinion

Mohamed Abdallahi v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 31, 2012No. 11-3920PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SILER, Circuit Judge.

Mohamed Salem Ould Abdallahi (“Abdallahi”), a native and citizen of Mauritania, petitions for review of the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) upholding an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application to adjust his status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1255. For the following reasons, we DENY THE PETITION FOR REVIEW.

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Abdallahi entered the United States lawfully in 2000 as a non-immigrant visitor. He remained longer than permitted and applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

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  2. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-ZacariasSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Fedorenko v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Negusie v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. Kenneth C. Voyticky v. Village of Timberlake, OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by16 opinions

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