Legal Opinion
El-Moussa v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 17, 2009No. 08-3982PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
Zeinab El-Moussa petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. El- Moussa asserts that her failed marriage to a Lebanese imam, whom she met and married shortly after entering the United States, and her subsequent marriage to a Christian, place her at risk of violence if she returns to Lebanon. The Immigration Judge denied El-Moussa’s asylum claim because she did not apply for asylum within one year of entering the United States. Her…
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