Legal Opinion
Kone v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 25, 2010No. Docket 08-1445-agPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GERARD E. LYNCH, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Nan Marie Kone, a native and citizen of Cote d’Ivoire, 1 petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), affirming the decision of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”), denying Kone’s applications for asylum, withholding of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3), and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) 2 based on female genital mutilation, religious, ethnic and political persecution, and Kone’s fear that her daughters would be forcibly subjected to genital mutilation against Kone’s wishes if she were removed. See…
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