Legal Opinion
Elzour v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 17, 2004No. 04-9507PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Mahmoud Sheik Elzour (“Petitioner”), a Syrian national, entered the United States without authorization in April 2000. The government now seeks to remove him from the country. In response, Petitioner claims that he was subjected to a history of persecution at the hands of Syrian authorities and that' he is entitled to asylum in the United States and/or restriction on removal to Syria.
The Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denied Petitioner’s application for asylum on the sole ground that Petitioner had firmly resettled in Canada prior to entering this country. He denied…
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