Legal Opinion
Soadjede v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 28, 2003No. 02-60314PublishedCited by 283 opinions
1Per curiam
Kossi Thomas Soadjede challenges a final order of removal issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) on April 2, 2002. Soadjede applied for political asylum under § 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), withholding of removal under § 241(b) of the INA, withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), and in the alternative, voluntary departure. On November 17, 2000, an immigration judge denied Soadjede’s applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection pursuant to the CAT. The immigration judge found Soadjede statutorily ineligible for asylum…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by283 opinions
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