Adam v. Lynch

ORDER AND JUDGMENT **

BOBBY R. BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Omar Mohamed Adam claims to be a native and citizen of Ethiopia, although he entered this country from Kenya using a Kenyan passport identifying him as Ibrahim Adan Muhumed. He petitions for review of an order by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal from the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) decision denying his application for asylum. 1 Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252, we deny the petition.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Mr. Adam was granted a visa to enter the United States from Kenya. In…